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THE  ORDER  FOR  DAILY  MORNING  PRAYER. 


*[  The  Minister  shall  begin  the  Morulncf  Prayer,  by  readiny  one  or  more 
of  the  following  Sentefices  of  Scripture  :. 

Let  the  werds  of  my  mouthy  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart,  be 
alway  acceptable  in  thy  sight,  0  Lord,  my  strength  and  my  re- 
deemer.    Psahn  xix.,  14,  15. 

Rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments,  and  turn  un(o  the 
Lord  your  God ;  for  he  is  gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and 
of  great  kindness,  and  repcnteth  him  of  the  evil.     Joetn:  13. 

Repent  ye ;  for  the  Kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  St,  Matt,  iii,  2. 

•^    Then  the  Minister  shall  sny^      '-  , 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren,  the  Scripture  moveth  us.  in  sun- 
dry places,  to  aclcnowledge  and  confess  our  manifold  sins 
and  wickedness  ;  and  that  we  should  not  dissemble  nor  cloak  them 
before  the  face  of  Almighty  Grod  our  heavenly  Father ;  but  con- 
fess them  with  an  humble,  lowly,  penitent,  and  obedient  heart ; 
to  the  end  that  we  may  obtain  forgiveness  of  the  same,  by  his  in- 
finite goodness  and  mercy.  And  although  we  ought,  at  all  times, 
humbly  to  acknowledge  our  sins  before:  (xod;  yet  ought  we  chiefly 
so  to  do,  when  we  assemble  and'  meet  together  to  rendor  thanks 
foi'-  the  great  benefi"ts  that  we  have  received  at  his  hands,  to  set 
forth  his  mast  worthy  praise,  tp  l>ear  iijs  most  holy  Word,  and  to 
ask  those  things  which  are  requijfite  and  necessary,  as  well  for  the 
body  as  the  soul.  Wherefore  I  pray  and  beseech,  you,  a,s  many 
as  are  here  present,  to  accompany  me  with  a  pure  heart,  and 
humble  voice,  unto  the  throne  of  the  heavenly  grace,  saying: 

A  General  Confession. 

^     To  be  said  hy  the  whole  Congregation,  after  the  Minider,  all  Jineeling . , 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father';  We  have  erred,  and 
strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep.  We  have  followed 
too  much  the  devices  and  desires  of  our  own  hearts.  We  have  of- 
fended against  thy  holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things 
which  we  ought  to  have  done ;  And  we  have  done  those'  things 
which  we  ought  not  to  have  done ;  And  there  is  no  health  in  us. 
But  thou,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  Us,  miset-able  offenders.  Spare 
thou  those,  0  God,  who  confess  their  faults.  Restore  thou  those 
who  are  penitent ;  According  to  thy  promises  declared  unto  man- 
kind, in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  And  grant,  0  most  merciful  Father, 
for  his  sake;  That  we  miy  hereafter  live  a  godly,  righteous,  and 
sober  life  ;   To  the  glory  of  thy  holyNato^e. '  ^Aifi^nl'   ^'  '' 

IP  r?  0  •)  ?  A"* 


4  MORNING  PRAYER. 

The  Declaration  of  Absolution,  or  Remission  of  Sins. 

•f    To  be  made,  by  the  Priest  alone,  standing ;  the  People  still  kneeling. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who 
desireth  not  the  doatli  of  a  sinner,  but  rather  tliat  he  may 
turn  from  his  wickedness  and  live,  hath  given  power  and  com- 
mandment to  his  Ministers,  to  declare  and  pronounce  to  his  people, 
being  penitent,  the  Absolution  and  Remission  of  their  sins.  He 
pardoneth  and  absolveth  all  those  who  truly  repent,  and  unfcign- 
edly  believe  his  holy  Gospel.  Wherefore,  let  us  beseech  him  to 
grant  us  true  repentance,  and  his  Holy  Spirit,  that  those  things 
may  please  him  which  we  do  at  this  present  ;  and  that  the  rest  of 
our  life  hereafter  may  be  pure  and  holy  ;  so  that  at  the  last  we  may 
come  to  his  eternal  joy  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

^    The   Lord's   Prayer   to  be  said  by  the  Minister  and  People  t)gcthcr, 

kneeling. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven.  Hallowed  be  thy  Name  ;  Thy 
kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in 
Heaven  ;  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread  ;  And  forgive  us  our 
trespasses,  as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us  ;  And 
lead  us  not  into  temptation  ;  But  deliver  us  from  evil :  For  thine 
is  the  Kingdom,  and  the  Power,  and  the  Glory,  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

•^    2Vien  likewise  he  shall  say, 
0  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 
Answer.  And  our  mouth  shall  show  forth  thy  praise. 

^   Here,  all  standing  up,  the  Minister  shall  soy  : 
Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost : 
Answer.    As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  noiv,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end. 

Minister.  Praise  yc  the  Lord. 
Answer.   The  Lord's  name  be  praised. 

•[    Then  shall  hr  said  or  mng   the  following  Antlitin  : 

OCOME,  let  U9  sing  unto  the  Lord  ;  lot  us  heartily  rejoice  in 
the  strength  of  our  salvation. 

Let  us  come  before  his  presence  with  thanksgiving  ;  and  show 
ourselves  glad  in  him  with  psalms. 

For  the  Lord  is  a  great  God  ;    and  a  gre;it  King  above  all  gods. 

In  Ids  hand  are  ail  the  corners  of  the  earth  ;  ayid  the  strength 
of  the  hilh  is,  his  also. 

The  sea  is  his,  and  ho  made  it;  and  his  hands  prepared  the  dry 
land. 

0  come,  let  us  worship  and  fall  down,  and  kneel  before  the  Lord 
our  Maker. 

For  he  is  the  Lord  our  God ;  and  we  arc  the  people  of  his  pas- 
ture and  the  sheep  of  hia  hand. 


MORNING  PRAYER.  5 

0  worship  the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness  ;  let  the  whole  earth 
i^tand  in  awe  of  him. 

For  he  cometh,  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the   earth ;_  and  with 
righteousness  to  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with  his  truth. 
Glory  he  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Crhost : 
As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,   and  ever  shall   be,   world 
without  end,  Amen. 

"II    Then  the  following  selection  of  Psalms  may  he  read. 
Selection  Third.     From  Psalm  li. 

HAVE  mercy  upon  me,  0  God,  after  thy^^reat  goodness ;  ac- 
cording to  the  multitude  of  thy  mercies,  do  away  mine  of- 
fences. 

Wash  me  thoroughly  from  my  ivickedness,  and  cleanse  mc  from 

my  ^in. 

For  I  acknowledge  my  faults,  and  my  sin  is  ever  before  mo. 

Aqainst  thee  only  have  I  sinned,  and  done  this  evil  in  thy  siyht, 
that' thou  mightest  he  justified  in  thy  saying,  and  clear  when  thou 
art  judged. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  wickedness,  and  in  sin  hath  my  mother 
conceived  me. 

But  lo.  thou  requirest  truth  in  the  inward  parts,  and  shalt 
make  me  to  understand  wisdom  secretly. 

Thou  shalt  purge  me  with  hyssop,  and  I  shall  be  clean ;  thou 
shalt  wash  me,  and  I  shall  be  whiter  than  snow. 

Tliou  shalt  make  me  hear  of  joy  and  gladness,  that  the  hones 
which  thou  ha^t  broken  may  rejoice. 

Turn  thy  face  from  my  sins,  and  put  out  all  my  misdeeds. 

Make  me  a  clean  heart,  0  God,  and  rcnnv  a  right  spirit  within 
me. 

Cast  me  not  away  from  thy  presence,  and  take  not  thy  Holy 
Spirit  from  me. 

0  give  me  the  comfort  of  thy  help  again,  and  stahlish  me  with 
thy  free  Spirit. 

Then  shall  I  teach  thy  ways  unto  the  wicked,  and  sinners  shall 
be  converted  unto  tbee.  •" 

Deliver  me  from  blood-guiltiness,  0  God,  thou  that  art  th^  God 
of  my  health  ';  and  my  tongue  shall  sing  of  thy  righteousness. 

Thou  shalt  open  my  lips,  0  Lord,  and  my  mouth  shall  show  thy 
praise. 

For  thou  dcsirest  no  sacrifice,  else  would  1  give  it  thee  ;  but  thou 
delightest  not  in  burnt  offerings. 

The  sacrifice  of  God  is  a  troubled  spirit ;  a  broken  and  contrite 
heart,  O  God,  shalt  thou  not  despise. 

From  Psalm  xlii. 

LIKE  as  the  hart  desireth  the  water-brooks,  so  longeth  my  soul 
afUr  thee^  0  God, 


6i  MUKNING   PUAVER. 

My  soul  is  athirst  for  (jod,  yea,  even  for  "the  Hying  God,  When 
sh^iill  I  come  to  appear  before  the  presence  of  God  ? 

My  tears  have  been  my  meat  day  and  night,  while  they  daily  say 
uriid  me,   Where  is  noio  thy  God  ? 

Now  when  I  think  thereupon,  I  potir  out  my  heart  by  myself; 
for  I  went  with  the  multitude,  and  brought  them  forth  into  the  house 
of  God, 

In  the  voice  of  praise  and  thanksgiving,  ctmong  such  as  keep 
holy-day. 

"\Vliy  art  thou  80  full  of  hoavirxess,  0  my  soul?  and  why  art 
thou  so  disquieted  vjfithin  me  ?    ;    ,  ,  , 

J^ut  thy  tniist  in  God  ;  for' I  will  yet  give  him  thanks  for  the 
help  of  his  countenance. 

The  Lord  hath  granted  hia  loving  kindness  in  the  day  time;  and 
in  the  night  season  did  I  sing  of  him,  and  made  my  prayer  unto 
the  God  of  my  life. 

2  will  say  unto  the  God  of  my  strength.  Why  hast  thou  forgot- 
ten me  f  why  go  I  thus  heavily,  ■while  the  enemy  oppreaseth  me  '' 

Namely,  while  tliey  say  daily  unto  me,  Where  is  now  thy  God  ? 

Why  art  thou  so  vexed,  0 my  soul?  and  why  art  thou  so  disqui- 
eted tvithin  vie  ? 

0  put  thy  trust  in  God;  for  I  will  yet  thank  him,  which  is  the 
help  of  ray  countenance,  and  my  God. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  aS'oh,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 
out end-     Aipen. 

•j^   Then  shall  be  read  a' Lesson  Jaken  out  of  the  Old    Testament.  . 

Te    Deuin.. 
"TTT'E  praise  thee,  O  God ;    we  acknowledge  thoo   to  be  the 
VV        Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  thee,  the  Father  everlasting. 

To  thee  all  Angels  cry  aloud;  the  Heavens,  and  all  the  Pow- 
ers therein. 

To  thee  Cherubim  and  Seraphim  continually  do  cry. 

Holy,  Iloly,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth.    • 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  thy  glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  praise  thee. 

Thj  goodly  fellow.^hip  of  the  Prophets  praise  thee. 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  praise  thee. 

The  holy  Church,  throughout  all  the  world,  doth  acknowledge  thee ^ 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  majesty ; 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son  ; 

Also  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  Glory,  0  Christ. 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of.  the  Father,  r 

When  thou  tookest  upon  thee  to  deliver  man,  thou  didst  humble 
fhyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 


MORNING  PRAYER.  7 

When  thou  hads^  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death,  thou  didsfr 
open  the  kingdotn^jiif  heaven  to  all  believers. 

Thou  sittest  at  th^  right  hand  of  Grod,  in  the  glory  of  the  Father. 

We  believe  that  thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 

We  therefore  pray  thee,  help  thy  servants,  whorn  thou  hast  re- 
deemed with  thy  precious  blood. 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  thy  saints,  in  glory  everlasting. 

0  Lord,  save  thy  people,  and  bless  thine  heritage. 

Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  forever. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  thee  ; 

And  we  worship  thy  name  ever,  world  without  end. 

Vouchsafe,  0  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  ivithout  sxn. 

0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  Lord,  let  thy  mercy  be  upon  xis,  as  our  trust  is  in  thee. 

0  Lord,  in  thee  have  I  trusted  ;  let  me  never  be  confounded. 

^   Then  thall  be  read  a  Lesson,  taken  out  of  the  New  Testament. 

T[  And  after  that,  the  following  Psalm : 

Psalm  c. 

OBE  joyful  in  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands :  serve  the  Lord  with 
gladness,  and  come  before  his  presence  with  a  song. 
Be  ye  sure  that  the  Lord  he  is  Grod  ;  it  is  he  that  hath  made  us, 
and  not  ive  ourselves  ;  wc  are  his  people,  and  the  sheep  of  his  2)as- 
ture. 

0  go  your  way  into  his  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  his 
courts  with  praise  ;  be  thankful  unto  him,  and  speak  good  of  his 
Xame. 

For  the  Lord  is  gracious,  Ms  mercy  is  everlasting  ;  and  his  truth 
endiireth  from  generation  to  generation. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  ii  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 
out end.     Anlen. 

^    Then  shall  be  said  thn  Apostles'  Crted  by  the  Minister  and  the  People, 

standing. 

I  BELIEVE  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven  and 
earth : 
And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord;  Who  was 
conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of  the  Virgin  Mary  ;  Suffered 
under  Pontius  Pilate,  Was  crucified,  dead,  and  buried ;  He  de- 
scended into  Hell ;  The  third  day  he  rose  from  the  dead  ;  He  as- 
cended into  Heaven,  And  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Fa- 
ther Almighty;  From  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and 
the  dead.  .^  ; 

1  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  The  holy  Catholic  tlhurch,  The 
communion  of  Saints  ;  The  forgiveness  of  sins;  The  resurrection 
of  the  body;  And  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 


«  MORNING   PRAYER. 

■^'  And  after  thai,  these  Prayers  foUoxoing,   all  (lt4pu(lt/   kneeling  ;  (he 
Minister  Jirst  pronnnncinp,  W 
The  Lord  be  with  you.  « 

Anstver.    And  with  thy  xpirit. 

MiniMer.  Let  us  pray. 
0  Lord,  show  thy  mercy  upon  us. 
AiiHUH-r.    And  grant  us  thif  sfalvation. 
Minister.    0  God.  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 
Ansicer.    And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

A  Collect  for  Peace, 

O"  GOD,  who  art  tlie  author  of  peace  and  lover  of  concord,  in 
knowledge  of  whom  standeth  our  eternal  life,  whose  service 
is  perfect  freedom  ;  Defend  us,  thy  humble  servants,  in  all  assaults 
of  our  enemies  ;  that  we,  surely  trusting  in  thy  defence,  may  not 
fear  the  power  of  any  adversaries,  through  the  might  of  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Anicn. 

<r  A  Collect  for  Grace. 

OLORD,  our  heavenly  Father,  Almighty  and  everlasting  God, 
who  hast  safely  brought  us  to  the  beginning  of  this  day  ; 
Defend  us  in  the  same  with  thy  mighty  power :  and  grai)t  that 
this  day  we  fall  into  no  sin,  neither  run  into  any  kind  of  danger ; 
but  that  all  our  doings,  being  ordered  by  thy  'governance,  may  be 
righteous  in   thy  sight ;    through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  the  President  of  the  Confederate  States,  and  all  in    Civil 

Authority. 

OLORD,  our  heavenly  Father,  the  high  and  mighty  Ruler  of  the 
universe,  who  dost  from  thy  throne  behold  all  the  dwellers 
upon  earth  ;  Most  heartily  we  beseech  thee  Vith  thy  favour  to  be- 
hold and  bless  thy  servant,  Tiik  rKESiDENT  of  the  Confederatk 
States,  and  all  others  in  authority  ;  and  so  replenish  them  with 
the  grace  of  thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  they  may  always  incline  to  thy 
will,  and  walk  in  thy  way.  Endue  them  plenteously  with  heavenly 
gifts  ;  grant  them  in  health  and  prosperity  long  to  live  ;  and  final- 
ly, after  this  life,  to  attain  everlasting  joy  and  felicity;  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

i[    The  following  Prayers  are  to  be  omitted  here^  when  (he  Litany  is  read. 
A  Prayer  for  the  Clergy  and  People. 

ALMIGHTY  and  everlasting  God,  from  whom  coraeth  every 
good  and  perfect  gift ;  Send  down  upon  our  Bishops,  and 
other  Clergy,  and  upon  the  Congregations  committed  to  their 
charge,  the  healthful  spirit  of  thy  grace  ;  and,  that  they  may  truly 
please  thee,  pour  upon  them  the  continual  dew  of  thy  blessing. 
Grant  this,  O  Lord,  for  the  honour  of  our  Advocate  and  Mediator, 
Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


MORNING  PRAYER.  .  9 

A  Prayer  for  all  Conditions  ofMeri. 

OGOD,  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind,  we  humbly 
beseech  thee  for  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men ;  that  thou 
wouldest  be  pleased  to  make  thy  ways  known  unto  them,  thy 
saving  health  unto  all  nations.  More  especially  we  pray  for  thy 
holy  Church  universal ;  that  it  may  be  so  guided  and  governed  by 
thy  good  Spirit,  that  all  who  profess  and  call  themselves  Chris- 
tians may  be  led  into  the  way  of  truth,  and  hold  the  faith  in  unity 
of  spirit,  in  the  bond  of  peace,  and  in  righteousness  of  life.  Final- 
ly, we  commend  to  thy  fatherly  goodness  all  those  who  are  any 
ways  afflicted,  or  distressed,  in  mind,  body,  or  estate ;  that  it  may 
please  thee  to  comfort  and  relieve  them  according  to  their  several 
necessities ;  giving  them  patience  under  their  sufferings,  and  a 
happy  issue  out  of  all  their  afflictions.  And  this  we  beg  for  Jesus 
Christ's  sake.     Ajuen. 

A  General  Thanksgiving. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  thine  unworthy 
servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble  and  hearty  thanks  for 
all  thy  goodness  and  loving-kindness  to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We 
bless  thee  for  our  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of 
this  life ;  but,  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love  in  the  redemp- 
tion of  the  world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  for  the  means  of 
grace,  and  for  the  hope  of  glory.  And  we  beseech  thee,  give  us 
that  due  sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  unfcign- 
edly  thankful,  and  that  we  may  show  forth  thy  praise,  not  only 
Avith  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives ;  by  giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  ser- 
vice, and  by  walking  before  thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our 
days  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  of  St.  Chrysostom. 

ALMIGHTY"  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time  with 
one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplications  unto  thee; 
and  dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 
thy  Name,  thou  wilt  grant  their  requests ;  Fulfil  now,  0  Lord, 
the  desires  and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedW 
ent  for  them ;  granting  us  in  this  world  knowledge  of  thy  truth, 
and  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore. 
Amen. 

Here  endeth  tJie  Order  of  3Iormng  Prayer., 


THE  LITANY,  OR  GENERAL  SUPPLICATION. 


^  To  be  used  after  Morning  Service,  on  Sundays,  Wednesdays,  and  Fridays. 

OGOD  the  Father  of  Heaven;  have  mercy  upon  us  miserable 
sinnora. 

0  God  the  Father  of  Heaven  ;  have  mercy  upon  us  miserahle 
ginners. 

0  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  M'orld;  have  mercy  upon  us 
miserable  sinners. 

0  Cfod  the  «S'on,  Redeemer  of  the  ivorld  ;  have  mercy  upon  w< 
jniserahfe  sinners. 

0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and  the  Son; 
have  mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  procecdiw/  from  the  Father  and  the  Son: 
have  mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

0  holy,  blessed,  and  glorious  Trinity,  three  Persons  and  one 
God ;  have  mercy  upon  us' miserable  sinners. 

■  0  holy,  blessed,  and  f/Jorious  Trinity,  three  Persons  and  one  (xod: 
have  mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

Remember  not,  Lord,  our  oflfcncos,  nor  the  offences  of  our  fore- 
fathers ;  neither  take  thou  vengeance  of  our  sins;  spare  us,  good 
Lord,  spare  thy  people,  whom  thou  hast  redeemed  with  thy  most 
precious  blood,  and  be  not  angry  with  us  forever. 

■  Spare  us,  yood  Lord. 

From  all  evil  and  mischief;  from  sin  ;  from  the  crafts  and  assaults 
of  the  devil ;  from  thy  wrath,  and  from  everlasting  damnation, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us.     ''  ,    '. 

From  all  blindness  of  henrt ;  from  prfde,  vain-glory  and  hypocri- 
sy ;  from  envy,  hatred,  and  malice,  and  all  uncharitablcness. 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  all  inordinate  and  sinful  affections ;  and  from  all  the  de- 
ceits of  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil, 

G;ood  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  lightning  and  tempest, ;  from  plague,  pestilence,  and  fam- 
ine ;  from  battle  and  murder,  and  from  sudden  death, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  all  sedition,  privy  conspiracy,  and  rebellion ;  from  all 
false  doctrine,  heresy,  and  schism ;  from  hardness  of  heart,  and 
contempt  of  thy  Word  and  Commandment, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

By  the  mystery  of  thy  holy  Incarnation ;  by  thy  holy  Nativity 
and  Circumcision;  by  thy  Baptism,  Fasting,  and  Temptation, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

By  thine  Agony  and  Bloody  Sweat ;  by  thy  Cross  and  Passion; 
by  thy  precious  Death  and  Burial ;  by  thy  glorious  Resurrection 
and  Ascension  ;  and  by  the  coming  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 


THJE  LITANY.  11 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

In  all  time  of  our  tribulation  ;  in  all  time  of  our  prosperity  ;  in 
the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of  judgment, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

AVe  sinners  do  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord  God ;  and  that 
it  may  please  thee  to  rule  and  govern  thy  holy  Church  Universal 
in  the  right  way  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  bless  and  preserve  all  Christian  Ru- 
lers and  Magistrates,  giving  them  grace  to  execute  justice  and  to 
maintain  truth  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  illuminate  all  Bishops,  Priests,  and 
Deacons,  with  true  knowledge  and  understanding  of  thy  Word ; 
and  that  both  by  their  preaching  and  living  they  may  s^t  it  forth, 
and  show  it  accordingly  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  bless  and  keep  all  thy  people ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  to  all  nations  unity,  peace,  and 
concord  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  tlice  to  give  us  an  heart  to  love  and  fear 
thee,  and  diligently  to  live  after  thy  commandments  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  heo^  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  to  all  thy  people  increase  of 
grace  to  hear  meekly  thy  Word,  and  to  receive  it  with  pure  affec- 
tion, and  to  bring  forth  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  pbase  thee  to  bring  into  the  way  of  truth  all  such 
as  have  erred,  and  are  deceived  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  strengthen  such  as  do  stand ;  and 
to  comfort  and  help  the  weak-hearted ;  and  to  raise  up  those  who 
fall ;  and  finally  to  beat  down  Satan  under  our  feet ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  succour,  help,  and  comfort  all  who 
are  in  danger,  necessity,  and  tribulation  ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  preserve  all  who  travel  by  land  or 
by  water,  all  women  in  the  perils  of  child-birth,  all  sick  persons, 
and  young  children ;  and  to  show  thy  pity  upon  all  prisoners  and 
captives ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please^thee  to  defend,  and  provide  for,  the  father- 
less children,  and  widows,  and  all  who  are  desolate  and  oppressed; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  have  mercy  upon  all  men ; 


12  THE   LITANY. 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  im,  pood  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  forgive  our  enemies,  persecutors,  ami 
slanderers,  and  to  turn  thoir  hearts ; 

We  hi'seech  thee  to  hear  t/s,  good  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  and  preserve  to  our  use  the 
kindly  fruits  of  the  earth,  so  that  in  due  time  we  may  enjoy  them; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  c/ood  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  thee  to  give  us  true  repentance  ;  to  forgive 
us  all  our  sins,  negligences,  and  ignorances  ;  and  to  endue  us  with 
the  grace  of  tliy  Holy  Spirit  to  amend  our  lives  according  to  thy 
holy  Word ; 

We  beseech  thee  to  hear  us,  good  Lord. 

Son  of  God,  we  beseech  thee  to  hear  us. 

/S'o7?  of  God,  we  beseech  thee  to  hear  us. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world; 

Grant  us  thi/  peace. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sins  of  the  world ; 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Let  us  pray. 

WE  humbly  beseech  thee,  0  Father,  mercifully  to  look  upon 
our  infirmities  ;  and,  for  the  glory  of  thy  Name,  turn  from 
us  all  those  evils  that  we  most  justly  have  deserved ;  and  grant, 
that  in  all  our  troubles  we  may  put  our  >#iole  trust  and  confidence 
in  thy  mercy,  and  evermore  serve  thee  in  holiness  and  purcness  of 
living,  to  thy  honour  and  glory ;  through  our  only  Mediator  and 
Advocate,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  General  Thanksgiving . 

ALMIGHTY  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  thine  unworthy 
servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble  and  hearty  thanks  for  all 
thy  goodness  and  loving-kindness  tons,  and  to  all  men.  We  bless 
thee  for  our  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of  this 
life  ;  but,  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love  in  the  redemption  of 
the  world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  for  the  moans  of  grace,  and 
for  the  hope  of  glory.  And,  we  beseech  thee,  give  us  that  due 
sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  maybe  unfeignedly  thank- 
ful, and  that  we  may  show  forth  thy  praise,  not  only  with  our  lips, 
but  in  our  lives  ;  by  giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  service,  and  by 
walking  before  thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our  days  ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  ;  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  all  honour  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  of  St.  Chrysostom.     ' 

ALMIGHTY  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time,  with 
one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplications  uato  thee;  and 


THE   COMMUNION.  l^ 

dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  thy 
Name  thou  wilt  grant  their  requests  ;  Fulfil  now,  0  Lord,  the  de- 
sires and  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  he  most  expedient  for 
them  ;  granting  us  in  this  world  Jcnowledge  of  thy  truth,  and  in 
the  world  to  come  life  everlasting.     Amni. 

2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus   Christ,,  and  the  love  of  God, 
and  the  fellowship  of    the  Holy   Ghost,  be  with  us  all  ever- 
more.    Amen. 

Here  endeth  the  Litany. 


THE  COMMUNION. 


The   Collect. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  unto  whom  all  hearts  are  open,  all  desires 
known,  and  from  whom  no  secrets  are  hid ;  Cleanse  the 
thoughts  of  our  hearts  by  the  inspiration  of  thy  Holy  Spirit,  that 
we  may  perfectly  love  thee,  and  worthily  magnify  thy  holy  Name  ; 
through  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

\  Tlien  shall  the  Mlniatcr^  turning  to  the  People,  rehearse  distinctly 
<AeTEN  COMMANDMENTS  ;  and  the  People,  still  kneeling,  shall, 
after  every  commandment,  ask  God  mercy  for  their  transgressions 
for  the  time  past,  and  grace  to  keep  the  laiv  for  the  time  to  come,  as 
followeth: 

Minister. 
/~^  CD  spake  these  words  and  said :  I  am  the  Lord  thy  God  : 
VJX  Thou  shalt  have  none  other  gods  but  me. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

3Iinistcr.  Thou  shalt  not  make  to  thyself  any  graven  image,  nor 
the  likeness  of  anything  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  in  the  earth 
beneath,  or  in  the  water  under  the  earth.  Thou  shalt  not  bow 
down  to  them,  nor  worship  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a 
jealous  God,  and  visit  the  sins  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children, 
unto  the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  me ;  and 
show  mercy  unto  thousands  in  them  that  love  me,  and  keep  my 
commandments. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Minister,  Thou  shalt  not  take  the  Name  of  the  Lord  thy  God 
in  vain :  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless,  that  taketh  his 
name  in  vain. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upojf,  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 


14  TlIE^COMMUNIdN. 

Minister.  Remember  that  thou  keep  holy  the  Sahhath-day. 
Six  (lajs  bhalt  thou  hibour,  and  do  all  that  thou  hast  to  do  ;  hut 
the  seventh  daj  is  the  Sabhath  of  the  Lord  thy  God.  In  it  thou 
shalt  do  no  manner  of  work  ;  thou,  and  thy  son,  and^thy  daughter, 
thy  man-servant,  and  thy  maid-servant,  thy  cattle,  and  the  t^tranger 
that  is  within  thy  gates.  For  in  six  days  the  Lord  made  heaven 
and  earth,  the  sen,  an(l  all  tint  in  tliem  is,  and  rested  the  seventh 
day  ;  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed  the  seventh  day  and  hallowed  it. 

People.  Lord,  have  merer/  upon  us,  and  ineline  our  hearths  to  keep 
this  law. 

Minister.  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother;  that  thy  days  may 
be  long  in  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  givcth  thee. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  ineline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  h(u\ 

3Iinister.  Thou  slialt  do  no  ra,urder. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  ineline  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Peop>le.  Lord,  hai^e  mercy  upon  us,  and  ineline  our  hearts  tu  keep 
this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

People.  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  in'^h'nr  our  hearts  to  k^cp 
this  law. 

Minister.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  agaiust  thy  neighbour. 

People.  Lord,  haoe  mercy  upon  us,  and  incli)ie  our  hearts  to  keep 
this  law.  I.,  .  .•,;.,     .V , ,  V   ' 

Minister.  Tliou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbour's  house,  thou  ehalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbour's  wife,  nor  his  servant,  nor  his  maid,  nor  his 
ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  anything  that  i?  bis. 

People.  Iiord,  have  mercy  upon  us^' and  write  aU  these  t]iy  law^ 
in  our  hearts,  zee  beseech  thee. 

•[  Then  the  Afinister  7na)/  sai/. 
Hear  also  what  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith. 
^"^HOU  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God,  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
I  with  all  tliy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.  This  is  the  first 
and  great  commandment.  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it :  Thou 
shalt  laflo  thy  neighbour  as  thyself.  On  these  two  commandments 
hang  all  the  Law  and  the  Prophets. 

Let  us  pray, 

O  ALMIGHTY  Lord,  and  everlasting  God,  voucnsale, '  we 
beseech  thee,  to  direct,  sanctify,  and  govern,  both  our  hearts 
and  bodies,  in  the  ways  of  thy  laws,  and  in  the  works  of  thy  com- 
mandments; that,  through  thy  most  mighty  protection,  both  here 
and  ever,  we  may  be  preserved  in  body  and  soul;  through  our  Lord 
and  S&viour  Jesus  Christ.     Ainen.       , 

^   Then  shall  be  said  the  Collect  for  the  I>ay,  and  the  Epistle  and  Qospik' 


THE  ORDER  FOR  DAILY  EVENING  PRAYER, 


^   The  Minister  shall  be^in  the  Evkning  Prayer,  by  reading  one  or  more 
of  the  following  Sentences  of  Scriptvre  : 

I  ACKNOWLEDGE  my  transgressions  ;  and  my  sin  is  ever  be- 
fore me.     I^sabn  li.  3 
Hide  thy  face  from  my  sins;  and  blot  out   all  mine  iniquities. 
Psahn  li.  9. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit :  a  broken  and  a  con- 
trite heart,  0  God,  thou  wilt  not  despise.     Psalm  li.  17. 

0  Lord,  correct  me,  but  with  judgment  ;  not  in  thine  anger,  lest 
thou  bring  me  to  nothing.     Jer.  x.  24.     Psalm  vi.  1. 

^  Then  the  Minister  shall  sat/, 

DEARLY  beloved  brethren,  the  Scripture  moveth  us,  in  sun- 
dry places,  to  acknowledge  and  confess  our  manifold  sins 
and  wickedness ;  and  that  we  should  not  dissemble  nor  cloak  them 
before  the  face  of  Almight}'  God  our  hcavenh^  Father  ;  but  confess 
them  with  an  humble,  lowly,  penitent,  and  obedient  heart ;  to  the 
end  that  we  may  obtain  forgiveness  of  the  same,  by  his  infinite 
goodness  and  mercy.  And  although  we  ought,  at  all  times,  hum- 
bly to  acknowledge  our  sins  before  God  ;  yet  ought  wo  chiefly  so 
to  do,  when  we  assemble  and  meet  together  to  render  thanks  for 
the  great  benefits  that  we  have  received  at  his  hands,  to  set  forth 
his  most  worthy  praise,  to  hoar  his  most  holy  Word,  and  to  ask 
those  things  which  are  requisite  and  necessary,  as  well  for  the  body 
as  tlie  soul.  Wherefore  1  pray  and  beseech  you,  as  mau}^  as  are 
here  present,  to  accompany  me  with  a  pure  heart  and  humble  voice, 
unto  the  throne  of  the  heavenly  grace,  saying — - 

A  General  Confession. 

^   To  be  said  by  the  whole  Congregatioiiy  after  the  Minister,  all  kneeling. 

ALMIGHTY  and  most  merciful  Father  ;  We  have  erred  and 
strayed  from  thy  ways  like  lost  sheep.  We  have  followed 
too  much  the  devices  and  desires  of  our  ow"n  hearts.  We  have  of- 
fended against  thy  holy  laws.  We  have  left  undone  those  things 
which  we  ought  to  have  done  ;  And  we  have  done  those  things  which 
we  ought  not  to  hare  done ;  And  there  is  no  health  in  us.  But 
thou,  0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  miserable  offenders.  Spare 
thou  those,  0  God,  who  confess  their  faults.  Restore  thou  those 
who  are  penitent ;  According  to  thy  promises  declared  unto  man- 
kind in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord.  And  grant,  0  most  merciful  Father, 
for  his  sake ;  That  we  may  hereafter  live  a  godly,  righteous,  and 
•ober  life  ;  To  the  glory  of  thy  holy  Name.     Amen. 

(15) 


16  EVExXING   PRAYEll. 

The  Declaration  of  Absolution,  or  Remission  of  Sins. 

^    To  he  made  by  the  Priest  alune,  standing  ;  the  People  still  Icneelin'j. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  of  his  great  mor- 
cv  hath  promi.'^cd  forgiveness  of  sins  to  all  those  who,  with 
hearty  repentance  and  true  faith,  turn  unto  him  ;  Have  mercy  up- 
on you  ;  pardon  and  deliver  you  from  all  your  sins  :  confirm  and 
strengthen  you  in  all  goodness  ;  and  bring  you  to  everlasting  life  ; 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord*     Amen. 

^  Then  the  Minister  shall  kneel,  and  say  the  'Lnrd\^  Prayer  ;  the  People 
still  kneclini),  and  repeatliKj  it  with  him,  both  here,  and  wheresoever  else 
it  is  used  m  Divine  Service. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  Name  ;  Thy 
kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in  Heaven  ; 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread  ;  And  forgive  us  our  trespasses, 
as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us  ;  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation;  But  deliver  us  from  evil;  For  thine  is  the  Kingdom, 
and  the  Power,  and  the  Glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     A}iion. 


Then  likewise  he  shall  say, 


0  Lord,  open  thou  our  lips. 

Ansirer.     And  our  mouih  shall  show  forth  thy  praise 

•f  Here,  all  standi  >g  up,  the  Minister  shall  say, 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost  ; 
Answer.     As  it  was  in  the  bcfjinning,  is  now,  and  cirr  shall  be, 
world  without  end. 

Minister.     Praise  ye  the  Lord. 
Answer.      The  Lord's  Name  he  ijraised. 

^    Tlten  shall  be  7'ead  the  following  Selection  of  Psalms. 

Selection  Sixth.     From  Psalm  xxxii. 

BLESSED  is  he  whose  unrighteousness  is  forgiven,  and  whose 
sin  is  covered. 
Blessed  is  the  man  unto  whom  the  Lord  imputeth   no  sin,  and  in 
whose  spirit  there  is  no  guile. 

1  will  acknowledge  my  sin  unto  thee  ;  and  mine  unrighteousness 
have  I  not  hid. 

I  said,  I  will  eonfess  my  sins  unto  the  Lord  ;  and  so  thou  forya- 
vest  the  unckedness  of  my  sin. 

For  this  shall  every  one  that  is  godly  make  his  prayer  unto  thee, 
in  a  time  when  thou  mayest  be  found  ;  but  in  the  great  water-floods 
they  shall  not  come  nigh  him. 

Thou  art  a  place  to  hide  me  in  ;  thou  shall  preserve  me  from 
trouble  ;  thou  shalt  compass  me  about  ^cith  songs  of  deliverance. 


EVENING  PRAYER.  17 

I  will  inform  thee,  and  teach  thee  in  the  way  wherein  thou  sha  t 
go,  and  I  will  guide  thee  with  mine  eye. 

Gfreat  jjlagues  remain  for  the  ungodly  ;  but  wTioso  putteth  hts  trust 
in  the  Lord,  mercy  emhraeeth  him  on  every  side. 

Be  glad,  0  ye  righteous,  and  rejoice  in  the  Lord,  and  be  joyfu', 
all  ye  that  are  true  of  heart. 

Psalm  cxxx. 

OUT  of  the  deep  have  I  called  unto  thee,  0  Lord;  Lord,  hear  my 
voice. 

0  let  thine  ears  consider  well  the  Yoice  of  my  complaint. 

If  thou,  Lord,  wilt  he  extreme  to  mark  ivhat  is  done  amiss,  0 
Lord,  ivho  may  abide  it  ? 

Tor  there  is  mercy  with  thee ;  therefore  shalt  thou  be  feared. 

Hook  for  the  Lord  ;  my  soul  doth  wait  for  him  ;  in  his  ivord  is 
my  trust. 

My  soul  fleeth  unto  the  Lord  before  the  morning  watch ;  I  say, 
before  the  morning  watch. 

0  Israel,  trust  in  the  Lord ;  for  ivith  the  Lord  there  is  meriy, 

*  and  with  him  is  plenteous  redemption. 

And  he  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  sins. 

Psalm  cxxi. . 

I    WILL  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills  from  ivhence  cometh  my 
help. 

•  My  help  cometh  even  from  the  Lord,  who  hath  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

He  will  not  suffer  thy  foot  to  he  moved,  and  he  that  keepeth  thee 
rvill  not  sleep. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel  shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 

The  Lord  himself  is  thy  keeper ;  the  Lord  is  thy  defence  upon 
thy  right  liand : 

So  that  the  sun  shall  not  burn  thee  by  day,  neither  the  moon 
by  night. 

Tlie  Lord  shall  preserve  thee  from  all  evil ;  yea,  it  is  even  he  that 
shall  keep  thy  soul. 

The  Lord  shall  preserve  thy  going  out,  and  thy  coming  in,  fro  a 
this  time  forth  for  evermore. 

Glory  he  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Grhoi  t. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  worlil 
without  end.    .Amen. 

*{   Then  shall  be  read  a  lesson  taken  out  of  (he  Old  Testament 

%  After  which  shall  be  said  or  sung,  the  following  Psalm. 

SING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ;  for  he  hath  done  marT<  1- 
lous  things. 
2 


O 


18  EVENING  PRAYER. 

With  his  own  right  hand,  and  with  his  holy  arm,  hath  he  gotten 
himself  the  victory. 

The  Lord  declared  his  salvation  ;  his  righteousness  hath  he  open- 
ly showed  in  the  sight  of  the  heathen. 

He  hath  remcmJ>cred  his  mercy  and  truth  toward  the  house  of  Is- 
rael;  and  all  the  ends  of  the  tvorld  have  seen  the  salvation  of  our 
God. 

Show  yourselves  joyful  unto  the  Lord,  all  ye  lands;  sing,  rejoice, 
and  give  thanks. 

Praise  the  Lord  upon  the  harp  ;  sing  to  the  harp  with  a  psalm  of 
t  kanksgiving. 

With  trumpets  also  and  shawms,  0  show  yourselves  joyful  be- 
f  >re  the  Lord,  the  King. 

Let  the  sea  make  a  noise,  and  all  that  therein  is  ;  the  round  world, 
and  they  that  dwell  therei^.. 

Let  the  floods  clap  their  hands,  and  let  the  hills  be  joyful  together 
before  the  Lord  ;  for  he  cometh  to  judge  the  earth. 

With  righteousness  shall  he  judge  the  world,  and  the  people  with 
equity. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  7iow,  and  ever  shall  6a,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

Or  this. 

Psalm  xcii. 
T  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  to  sing ' 


[ 


praises  unto  thy  Name,  0  Most  Highest 

To  tell  of  thy  loving-kindness  early  in  the  morning,  and  of  thy 
truth  in  the  night  season  ; 

Upon  an  instrument  of  ten  strings,  and  upon  the  lute  ;  upon  a 
1  )ud  instrument,  and  upon  the  harp. 

For  thou,  Lord,  hast  made  me  glad  through  thy  works  ;  and  1 
toill  rejoice  in  giving  praise  for  the  operations  of  thy  hands. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  ivas  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

^   Then  a  lesson  from  the  Neio  Testament  shall  he  read. 

^  And  after  that,  shall  be  sung  or  said,  this  Psalm. 

Psalm  ciii. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  0  my  soul ;  and  all  that  is  within  me,  praise 
his  Holy  Name. 
Praise  the  Lord,  0  my  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his  benefits: 
Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin,  and  healeth  all  thine  infirmities  : 
Who  savcth  thy  life  from  destruction,  and  crowneth  thee  with  mer- 
cy and  loving-kindness. 


EVENING  PRAYER.  19 

0  praise  the  Lord,  ye  Angels  of  his,  ye  that- excel  in  strength  ; 
ye  that  fulfil  his  commandment,  and  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  his 
word. 

0  praise  the  Lord^  all  ye  his  hosts  ;  ye  [servants  of  his,  that  do 
his  pleasure. 

0  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his,  in  all  places  of 
his  dominion  :  praise  thou  the  Lord,  0  my  sonl. 

Crlory  he  to  the' Father^  and  to  the  Son,  atid  to  the  Etoly  Grhost. 
As  it  was  in  the   beginning,  is  now,    and   ever  shall  be,  world' 
without  end.     Amen. 

^   Then  shall  he  said  the  Apostles^  Creed,\bj/  the  Minister  and  the  People, 

standing. 

I  BELIEVE  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth ;  And  in  Jesus  Christ  his  only  Son  our  Lord ;  Who 
was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  Born  of  the  Virgin  Mary  ;  Suf- 
fered under  Pontius  Pilate,  Was'  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  ;  He 
descended  into  hell ;  The  third  day  he  rose  from  the  dead  ;  He  as- 
cended into  Heaven,  And  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God  the 
Father  Almighty ;  From  thence  he  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick 
and  the  dead. 

1  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  Holy  Catholic  Church,  The 
communion  of  Saints ;  the  forgiveness  of  sins  ;  the  resurrection 
of  the  body ;  And  the  life  everlasting.     Amen. 

^  And  after  that,  these  Prayers  following,  aU devoutly  kneeling ;  the  Min- 
ister frst  pronouncing. 
The  Lord  be  with  you. 
Answer.     Ayid  ivith  thy  spirit. 
Minister.     Let  us  pray. 
0  Lord,  show  thy  mercy  upon  us. 
Answer.     And  (print  us  thy  salvation. 
Minister.     0  God,  make  clean  our  hearts  within  us. 
Answer.     And  take  not  thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us. 

^   T%en  shall  be  said  the  Collect  for  the  dxy,  a/ii  after  that  the  Collects 
and  Prayers  following. 

A  Collect  for  Peace. 

OGOD,  from  whom  all  holy  desires,  all  good  counsels,  and  all 
just  works  do  proceed  ;  Give  unto  thy  servants  that  peace, 
which  the  world  cannot  give  ;  that  our  hearts  may  be  set  to  obey 
thy  commandments,  and  also  that  by  thee,  we,  being  defended  from 
the  fear  of  our  enemies,  may  pass  our  time  in  rest  and  quietness ; 
through  the  merits  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.     Amen, 


o 


•     A  Collect  for  Aid  against  Perils. 
LORD,  our  heavenly  Father,  by  whose  Almighty  power  we 
have  been  preserved  this  day  ;  By  thy  great  mercy  defend  us 


20  EVENING  TUAYER. 

from  all  perils  and  clangers   of  this  night ;  for  the  lore  of  thj 
only  Son,  our  Saviour,  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  the  President  of  the   Confederate  States,   nu  J  all  in  Civil 

A  ufharifj/. 

OLOKD,  our  heavenly  Father,  the  high  and  mighty  Ruler  Qf 
the  universe,  who  dost  from  thy  throne  behold  all  the  dwellers 
upon  earth  ;  Most  heartily  we  beseech  thee,  with  thy  favor  to  be- 
hold and  bless  thy  servant  The  President  of  tuk  Confedeuatb 
States,  and  all  others  in  authority  ;  and  so  replenish  them  with 
the  grace  of  thy  Holy  Spirit,  tliat  they  may  always  incline  to  thy 
will,  and  walk  in  thy  way.  Endue  them  j)lentcously  with  heavenly 
gifts  ;  grant  them  in  health  and  prosperity  long  to  live  ;  and  fin-ally, 
after  tliis  life,  to  attain  everlasting  joy  and  felicity;  through  Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  tlie  Clergy  and  People. 

ALMIGHTY  and  everlasting  God,  from  whom  cometh  evei'j 
good  and  perfect  gift;  Send  down  upon  our  Bishops,  and  oth- 
er Clergy,  and  upon  the  Congregations  committed  to  theil*  charge, 
the  healthful  spirit  of  thy  grace  ;  and,  that  they  may  truly  please 
thee,  pour  upon  them  the  continual  dew  of  thy  blessing.  Grant 
this,  0  Lord,  for  the  honor  of  our  Advocate  and  Mediator  Jesus 
Christ.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  for  all  Conditions  of  Men. 

OGOD,  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind,  we  humbly 
beseech  thee  for  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men  ;  that  thou 
wouldest  be  pleased  to  make  thy  ways  known  unto  tlieui,  thy  saving 
health  unto  all  nations.  More  especially  we  pray  for  thy  holy 
(^hurch  universal ;  that  it  may  be  so  guided  and  governed  by  thy 
good  Spirit,  that  all  who  profess  and  call  themselves  Christians 
may  be  led  into  the  way  of  truth,  and  hold  the  faith  in  unity  of  spirit, 
in  the  bond  of  peace,  and  in  righteousness  of  life.  Finally,  we 
commend  to  thy  Fatherly  goodness  all  those  who  are  any  ways  afflic- 
ted, or  distressed,  in  mind,  body,  or  estate ;  that  it  may  please 
thee  to  comfort  and  relieve  them  according  to  their  several  neces- 
sities ;  giving  them  patience  under  their  sufferings,  and  a  happy 
issue  out  of  all  their  afflictions.  And  this  wc  beg  for  Jesus  Christ's 
sake.     Amen. 

A  General  Thank^'jiving. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  thine  unworthy 
servants,  do  give  thee  most  humble  and  hearty  thanks  for 
all  thy  goodness  and  loving-kindness  to  us,  and  to  all  men.  We 
bless  thee  for  our  creation,  preservation,  and  all  the  blessings  of 
this  life ;  but,  above  all,  for  thine  inestimable  love  in  the  redemp- 


PRAYERS   AND  THANKSGIVINGS.  21 

tion  of  the  world  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  for  the  means  of 
grace,  and  for  the  hope  of  glory.  And,  we  beseech  thee,  give  us 
that  due  sense  of  all  thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  unfeign- 
edly  thankful,  and  that  we  may  show  forth  thy  praise,  not  only 
with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives ;  by  giving  up  ourselves  to  thy  ser- 
vice, and  "by  walking  before  thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our 
days  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

A  Prayer  of  St.  Clirysostoin. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time,  with 
one  accord  to  make  our  .common  supplications  vtnto  thee ; 
and  dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 
thy  Name,  thou  wilt  grant  their  requests;  Fulfil  now,  0  Lord, 
the  desires  and.  petitions  of  thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedi- 
ent for  them ;  gianting  us  in  this  world  knowledge  of  thy  truth^ 
and  in  the  world  to  come  lifo  everlasting,     ximen. 

2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 

THE  grace  of  bur  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  fellowship  of   the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore. 
Amen. 

PRAYERS  AND  THANKSGIVINGS. 


Selected  from  those  to  be  used  on  several  occasions. 
In  time  of  War  and  Tumults. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  tlie  supreme  Governor  of  all  things,  irnose 
power  no  creature  is  able  to  resist,  to  whom  it  belongeth  justly 
to  punish  sinners,  and  to  be  merciful  to  those  who  truly  repent ; 
save  and  deliver  us,  we  humbly  beseech  thee,  from  the  hands  of 
our  eneiiiies  :  that  we,  being  aimed  with  thy  defence,  may  be  pre- 
served evermore  from  all  perils,  to  glorify  thee,  who  art  the  only 
giver  of  all  victory ;  through  the  merits  of  thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

For  a  Sick  Person. 

O  FATHER,  of  mercies  and  God  of  all  comfort,  our  only  help 
in  time  of  need ;  look  down  from  heaven,  we  humbly  beseech 
thee,  behold,  visit,  and  relieve  thy  sick  servant,  for  whom  our 
prayers  are  desired.  Look  upon  Jam  with  the  eyes  of  thy  mercy ; 
comfort  hhn  with  a  sense  of  thy  goodness;  preserve  him  from  the 
temptations  of  the  enemy ;  give  him  patience  under  hi>i  affliction  ; 
and,  in  thy  good  time,  restore  him  to  health,  and  enable  him  to 
lead  the  residue  of  his  life  in  thy  fear,  and  to  thy  glory.  Or  else 
give  htm  grace  so  to  take  thy  visitation,  that,  after  this  painful  life 
ended,  ?ie  may  dwell  with  thee  in  life  everlasting;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen, 


22  PRAYERS   AND  THANKSGIVINGS. 

For  a  Person,  or  Persons,  going  to  sea. 

O  ETERNAL  God,  who  alone  spreadest  out  the  heavens,  and 
rulest  the  raging  of  the  sea ;  We  commend  to  thy  Almightj 
protection,  thy  servant,  for  whose  preservation  on  the  great  deep 
our  prayers  are  desired.  Guard  him,  we  beseech  thee,  from  the 
dangers  of  the  sea,  from  sickness,  from  the  violence  of  enemies, 
and  from  every  evil  to  which  he  may  be  exposed.  Conduct  him  in 
safety  to  the  haven  where  ?ie  would  be,  with  a  grateful  sense  of  thy 
mercies,  througrh  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     A7nen. 

For  a  Person  under  affile  (ion. 

O  MERCIFUL  God,  and  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  taught  us, 
in  thy  holy  Word,  that  thou  dost  not  willingly  afflict  or 
grieve  the  children  of  men  ;  Look  with  pity,  we  beseech  thee,  upon 
the  sorrows  of  thy  servant,  for  whom  our  prayers  are  desired.  In 
thy  wisdom  thou  hast  seen  fit  to  visit  him  with  trouble,  and  to  bring 
distress  upon  him.  Remember  him,  0  Lord,  in  mercy  ;  sanctify 
thy  fatherly  correction  to  him  ;  endue  his  soul  with  patience  under 
his  affliction,  and  with  resignation  to  thy  blesicd  will ;  comfort  liim 
with  a  sense  of  thy  goodness ;  lift  up  thy  countenance  upon  /a'm, 
and  give  him  peace,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Thanktgh'ing  for  a  Recovery  from  Sickness. 
God,  who  art  the  giver  of  life,  of  health,  and  of  safety ;  We 
bless  thy  Name,  that  thou  hast  been  pleased  to  deliver  from 
his  bodily  sickness  this  thy  servant,  who  now  desireth  to  return 
thanks  unto  thee,  in  the  presence  of  all  thy  people.  Gracious  art 
thou,  0  Lord,  and  full  of  compassion  to  the  children  of  men.  May 
his  heart  bo  duly  impressed  with  a  sense  of  tiiy  merciful  goodness, 
and  may  he  devote  the  residue  of  his  days  to  an  humble,  holy,  and 
obedient  walking  before  thee  ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

FROM   THE    OFFICR   OF   INSTITUTION. 

OGOD,  Holy  Ghost,  Sanctifier  of  the  Faithful,  visit,  we  praj 
thee,  this  Congregation  with  thy  love  and  favour  ;  enlighten 
their  minds  more  and  more  with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  Gospel ; 
graft  in  their  hearts  a  love  of  the  truth;  increase  in  them  true 
religion  ;  nourish  them  with  all  goodness  ;  and  of  thy  great  mercy 
keep  them  in  the  same,  0  blessed  Spirit,  whom,  with  the  Father, 
and  the  Son  together,  we  worship  and  glorify  as  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 

FROM  FORMS  OF  PRAYER  TO  BE  USED  AT  SEA. 

^    The  Prayer  to  he  said  before  a  fight  against  any  enemy,  or  in  storms 

at  Sea. 

OMOST  powerful  and  glorious  Lord  God,  the  Lord  of  hosts, 
that  rulest  and  commandest   all  things ;  Thou  sittest   in  the 


O 


FROM  FORMS  OF  PRAYER  TO  BE  USED  AT  SEA.     23 

throne  judging  right ;  And  therefore  we  make  our  address  to  thj 
Divine  Majesty,  in  this  our  necessity,  that  thou  wouldest  take  the 
cause  into  thine  own  hand,  and  judge  between  us  and  our  enemies. 
Stir  up  thy  strength,  0  Lord,  and  come  and  help  us ;  for  thou 
givest  not  alway  the  battle  to  the  strong,  but  canst  save  by  man}* 
or  by  few.  0  let  not  our  sins  now  cry  against  us  for  vengeance  : 
but  hear  us  thy  poor  servants  begging  mercy,  and  imploring  th;^ 
help,  and  that  thou  wouldest  be  a  defence  unto  us  against  the  face 
of  the  enemy :  Make  it  appear  that  thou  art  our  Saviour  and 
mighty  Deliverer,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Prayer  to  be  used  in  Storms  at  Sea. 

OMOST  glorious  and  gracious  Lord  God,  who  dwellest  in 
Heaven,  but  beholdest  all  things  below ;  Look  down,  we  be- 
seech thee,  and  hear  us,  calling  out  of  the  depth  of  misery  an(j 
out  of  the  jaws  of  this  death,  which  is  now  ready  to  swallow  us 
up :  Save,  Lord,  or  else  we  perish.  The  living,  the  living  shall 
praise  thee.  0  send  thy  word  of  command  to  rebuke  the  raging 
winds,  and  the  roaring  sea;  that  we,  being  delivered  from  this  dis- 
tress, may  live  to  serve  thee,  and  to  glorify  thy  Name  all  the  days 
of  our  life.  Hear,  Lord,  and  save  us,  for  the  infinite  merits  ol 
our  blessed  Saviour,  thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ^.     Amen. 

^  Short  Prayers  for  single  persons,  who  cannot  meet  to  join  in  Prayer 
with  others,  by  reason  of  the  Fight  or  Storm. 

General  Prayers. 

LORD  be  merciful  to  us  sinners,  and  save  us  for  thy  mercies' 
sake. 
Thou  art  the  great  God,  who  hast  made  and  rulest  all  things: 
0  deliver  us  for  thy  Name's  sake. 

Thou  q,rt  the  great  God  to  be  feared  above  all :  0  save  us,  that 
we  may  praise  thee. 

Special  Prayers  with  respect  to  the  enemy. 

THOU,  0  Lord,   art  just  and  powerful:  0  defend  our  cause 
against  the  face  of  the  enemy. 
0  God,  thou  art  a  strong  tower  of  defence  to  all  who  fly  unto 
thee :  0  save  us  from  the  violence  of  the  enemy. 

0  Lord  of  hosts,  fight  for  us,  that  we  may  glorify  thee. 
0  sufier  us  not  to  sink  under  the  weight  of  our  sins,  or  the  vio- 
lence of  the  enemy. 

0  Lord,  arise,  help  us,  and  deliver  us,  for  thy  Name's  sake. 

A  Psalm  or  Hymn  of  Praise  and  Thanksgiving  after  Victory. 

IF  the  Lord  had  not  been  on  our  side,  now  may  we  say ;  if  the 
Lord  himself  had  not  been  on  our  side,  when  men  rose  up  against 
Us: 


2  t       FROM  FORMS  OF  PRAYER  TO  BE  USED  AT  SEA. 

They  had  swallowed  us  up  quick,  when  they  were  so  wrathfully 
d  spleascd  at  us. 

Yea,  the  waters  had  drowned  us,  and  the  stream  had  gone  over 
oar  soul ;  the  deep  waters  of  the  proud  had  gone  over  our  soul. 

But  praised  be  the  Lord  who  hath  not  given  us  over  as  a  prey 
unto  them. 

The  Lord  hath  wrought  a  mighty  salvation  for  us. 

We  got  not  this  by  our  own  sword,  neither  was  it  our  own  arm 
fiat  saved  us  ;  but  thy  right  hand,  and  thine  arm,  and  the  light  of 
tiiy  countenance,  because  thouhadst  a  favour  unto  us. 

The  Lord  hath  appeared  for  us  ;  the  Lord  hath  covered  our 
heads,  and  made  us  to  stand  in  the  day  of  battle. 

The  Lord  hath  appeared  for  us  ;  the  Lord  liath  overthrown  our 
euemies,  and  dashed  in  pieces  those  that  rose  up  against  us. 

Therefore  not  unto  us,  0  Lord,  not  unto  us  ;  but  unto  thy  Name 
be  given  the  glory. 

The  Lord  hath  done  great  things  for  us ;  the  Lord  hath  done 
great  things  for  us,  for  which  we  rejoice. 

Our  help  standetli  in  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  who  hath  made 
heaven  and  earth. 

Blessed  be  the  Name  of  the  Lord,  from  this  time  forth  for  ever- 
more. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost. 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world 
without  end.     Ajuen. 

^  After  this  Hymn  may  he  said  the  Te  Deum. 
^   Then  this  Collect. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  the  Sovereign  Commander  of  all  the 
world,  in  whose  hand  is  power  and  miglit,  which  none  is  able 
t )  withstand  ;  We  bless  and  magnify  thy  great  and  glorious  Name 
f  )r  this  happy  Victory,  the  whole  glory  whereof  we  do  ascribe  to 
tiiee,  who  art  the  only  giver  of  Victory.  And,  we  beseech  thee, 
L'ive  us  grace  to  improve  this  great  mercy  to  thy  glory,  the  advance- 
ment of  thy  Gospel,  the  honour  of  our  country,  and,  as  much  as 
in  us  lieth,  to  the  good  of  all  mankind.  And,  we  beseech  thee, 
i;ive  us  such  a  sense  of  this  great  mercy,  as  may  engage  us  to  a 
true  thankfulness,  such  as  may  appear  in  our  lives,  by  an  humble, 
holy,  and  obedient  walking  before  thee  all  our  da;ys,  through  Je- 
sus Christ  our  Lord;  to  Avhom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy  •Spirit,  as 
for  all  thy  mercies,  so  in  particular  for  this  Victory  and  Deliver- 
ence,  be  all  glory  and  honour,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus   Christ,  and  the  lore  of  God, 
and  the  felloAVship  of   the  Holy   Ghost,  be  with  us  all  ever- 
more.    Amen. 


THE  VISITATION  OF  THE  SICK.  25 

FROM  THE  ORDER 

FOR  THE  VISITATION  OF  THE  SICK. 


A  Prayer  for  a  sich  Person,  when  there  appear edi  hut   small  hope  of  re- 
covery. . 

O  FATHER  of  mercies,  and  God  of  all  comfort,  our  only  help 
in  time  of  need  ;  We  fly  unto  thee  for  succour  in  behalf  of  this 
thy  servant,  here  lying  under  thy  hand  in  great  weakness  of  body. 
Look  graciously  upon  hhn,  0  Lord ;  and  the  more  the  outward 
man  decayeth,  strengthen  him,  we  beseech  thee,  so  much  the  more 
continually  with  thy  grace  and  Holy  Spirit  in  the  inner  man. 
Give  him  unfeigned  repentance  for  all  the  errors  of  his  life  past, 
and  steadfast  faith  in  thy  Son  Jesus;  that  his  sins  may  be  done 
away  by  thy  mercy,  and  his  pardon  sealed  in  heaven,  before 
he  go  hence  and  be  no  more  seen.  We  know,  0  Lord,  that 
there  is  no  word  impossible  with  thee ;  and  that,  if  thou  wilt,  thou 
canst  even  yet  raise  him  up,  and  grant  him  a  longer  continuance 
amongst  us ;  Yet,  forasmuch  as  in  all  appearance  the  time  of  his 
dissolution  draweth  near,  so  fit  and  prepare  him,  we  beseech  thee, 
against  the  hour  of  death,  that  after  his  departure  hence  iu 
peace,  and  in  thy  favour,  his  soul  may  be  received  into  thine  ever- 
lasting kingdom  ;  through  the  merits  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ 
thine  only  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour.     Amen. 

A  commendatory  Prayer  for  a.  sick  Person  at  the  point  of  departure. 

O  ALMIGHTY  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of  just 
men  made  perfect,  after  they  are  delivered  from  their  earthly 
prisons;  We  humbly  commend  the  soul  of  this  thy  servant,  our 
dear  brother,  into  thy  hands,  as  into  the  hands  of  a  faithful  Crea- 
tor, and  most  merciful  Saviour;  most  humbly  beseeching  thee,  that 
it  may  be  precious  in  thy  sight.  Wash  it,  we  pray  thee,  in  the 
blood  of  that  immaculate  Lamb,  that  was  slain  to  take  away  the 
sins  of  the  world  ;  that  whatsoever  defilements  it  may  have  con- 
tracted in  the  midst  of  this  miserable  and  naughty  world,  through 
the  lusts  of  the  flesh,  or  the  wiles  of  Satan,  being  purged  and  done 
away,  it  may  be  presented  pure  and  without  spot  before  thee.  And 
teach  us  who  survive,  in  this  and  other  like  daily  spectacles  of  mor- 
tality, to  see  how  frail  and  uncertain  our  own  condition  is ;  and 
so  to  number  our  days  that  we  may  seriously  apply  our  hearts  to 
that  holy  and  heavenly  wisdom,  whilst  we  live  here,  which  may  in 
the  end  bring  us  to  life  everlasting  ;  through  the  merits  of  Jesus 
Christ  thine  only  Son  our  Lord.     Amen. 


26  THE  VISITATION  OF  THE  SICK. 

A  Prayer  tohick  may  be  said  by  the  Minister  tn   behalf  of  all  present  at 

the  Visitation. 

OGOD,  ■whose  days  are  without  end,  and  whose  mercies  can- 
not be  numbered  ;  make  us,  we  beseech  thee,  deeply  sensi- 
ble of  the  shortness  and  uncertainty  of  human  life  ;  and  let  thy 
Holy  Spirit  lead  us  through  this  vale  of  misery,  in  holiness  and 
righteousness,  all  the  days  of  our  lives  :  That,  when  we  shall  have 
served  thee  in  our  generation,  we  may  be  gathered  unto  our  fath- 
ers, having  the  testimony  of  a  good  conscience  ;  in  the  communion 
of, the  Catholic  Church;  in  the  confidence  of  a  certain  faith  ;  in 
the  comfort  of  a  reasonable,  religious,  and  holy  hope  ;  in  favour 
with  thee  our  God,  and  in  perfect  charity  with  the  world:  All 
which  we  ask  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     A  men. 

A  Prayer  which  may  be  said  in  case   of  sudden  surprise  and  immediate 

danger. 

OMOST  gracious  Father,  we  fly  unto  thee  for  mercy  in  be- 
half of  this  thy  servant,  here  lying  under  the  sudden  visita- 
tion of  thine  hand.  If  it  be  thy  will,  preserve  his  life,  that  there 
may  be  place  for  repentance ;  But,  if  thou  hast  otherwise  appointed, 
let  thy  mercy  supply  to  him  the  want  of  the  usual  opportunity  for 
the  trimming  of  his  lamp.  Stir  up  in  him  such  sorrow  for  sin, 
and  such  fervent  love  to  thee,  as  ma}'-  in  a  short  time  do  the  work 
of  many  days  :  Tliat  among  the  praises  which  thy  Saints  and  holy 
Angels  shall  sing  to  the  honour  of  thy  mercy  through  eternal  ages, 
it  may  be  to  thy  unspeakable  glory,  that  thou  hast  redeemed  the 
soul  of  this  thy  servant  from  eternal  death,  and  made  him  parta- 
ker of  the  everlasting  life,  which  is  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,     Amen. 

A  Thanksgiving  for  the  beginning  of  a  rccovfry. 

/^  REAT  and  mighty  God,  who  bringest  down  to  the  grave,  and 
Vjr  bringest  up  again  ;  We  bless  thy  wonderful  goodness,  for 
having  turned  our  heaviness  into  joy  and  our  mourning  irto  glad- 
ness, by  restoring  this  our  brother  to  some  degree  of  his  former 
health.  Blessed  be  thy  Name,  that  thou  didst  not  forsake  him  in 
his  sickness;  but  didst  visit  him  with  comforts  from  above;  didst 
support  him  in  patience  and  submission  to  thy  will ;  and,  at  last, 
didst  send  him  seasonable  relief.  Perfect,  we  beseech  thee,  this 
thy  mercy  towards  him  ;  and  prosper  the  means  which  shall  be 
made  use  of  for  his  cure :  That  being  restored  to  health  of  body, 
vigour  of  mind,  and  cheerfulness  of  spirit,  he  may  be  able  to  go 
to  thine  house,  to  offer  thee  an  oblation  with  great  gladness ;  and 
to  bless  thy  holy  Name  for  all  thy  goodness  towards  /«'m,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.  To  whom,  with  thee  and  the  Holy  Spirit, 
be  all  honour  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD.  2T 

THE  ORDER  FOR  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 


^  Here  is  to  be  noted,  that  the  Office  ensuing  is  not  to  he  used  for  any 
unbaptizfd  Adults,  any  who  die  excommunicate,  or  who  have  laid  vio- 
lent hands  upon  themselves. 

^  The  Minister,  meeting  the  Corpse  at  the  entrance  of  the  Churchyard, 
and  going  before  it,  either  into  the  Church,  or  towards  the  Grave,  shall 
say,  or  sing, 

I  AM  the  resurrection  and  the  life,  saith  the  Lord :  he  that 
believeth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live :  and 
whosoever  liveth  and  believeth  in  pae,  shall  never  die.  St.  John 
xi.  25,  26. 

I  KNOW  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  that  he  shall  stand  at 
the  latter  day  upon  the  earth :  And  though  after  my  skin 
worms  destroy  this  body,  yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God  :  whom 
I  shall  see  for  myself,  and  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another. 
Job  xix.  25,  26,  27. 

"TTT'E  brought  nothing  into  this  world,  and  it  is  certain  we  can 
VV      carry  nothing  out.     The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath 
taken  away ;   blessed  be  the  Name  of  the  Lord.     1  Tim.  vi.  7. 
Job  i.  21. 

^  After  they  are  come  into  the  Church,  shall  be  said  or  sung  the  follow- 
ing Anthem,  taken  from  the  SQth  and  90th  Psalms. 
LORD,  let  me  know  my  end,  and  the  number  of  my  days  ;  that 
I  may  be  certified  how  long  I  have  to  live. 

Behold,  thou  hast  made  my  days  as  it  were  a  span  long,  and 
mine  age  is  even  as  nothing  in  respect  of  thee;  and  verily  every 
man  living  is  altogether  vanity. 

For  man  walketh  in  a  vain  shadow,  and  disquieteth  himself  in 
vain  ;  he  heapcth  up  riches,  and  cannot  tell  who  shall  gather  them. 

And  now,  Lord,  what  is  my  hope  ?"    Truly  my  hope  is  even  in  thee. 

Deliver  me  from  all  mine  offences  ;  and  make  me  not  a  rebuke 
unto  the  foolish. 

When  thou  with  rebukes  dost  chasten  man  for  sin,  thou  makest 
his  beauty  to  consume  away,  like  as  it  were  a  moth  fretting  a  gar- 
ment :  Every  man  therefore  is  but  vanity. 

Hear  my  prayer,  0  Lord  ;  and  with  thine  ears  consider  my  call- 
ing ;  Hold  not  thy  peace  at  my  tears  : 

For  I  am  a  stranger  with  thee,  and  a  sojourner,  as  all  my  fath- 
ers were. 

0  spare  me  a  little,  that  I  may  recover  my  strength,  before  I  go 
hence,  and  be  no  more  seen. 

Lord,  thou  hast  been  our  refuge,  from  one  generation  to  another. 


28  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever  the  earth  and 
the  world  were  made,  thou  art  God  from  everlasting,  and  world 
•without  end. 

Thoii  turncst  man  to  destruction  ;  again  thou  sayest,  Come  again, 
je  children  of  men. 

For  a  thousand  years  in  thy  sight  are  but  as  yesterday  ;  seeing 
that  is  past  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 

As  soon  as  thou  scattercst  them  they  are  even  as  a  sleep  ;  and 
fade  away  suddenly  like  the  grass. 

In  the  morninjr  it  is  green,  and  groweth  up ;  but  in  the  evening 
it  is  cut  down,  dried  up,  and  withered. 

For  we  con-ume  away  in  thy  displeasure;  and  are  afraid  at  thy 
wrathful  indignation.  ■"* 

Thou  hast  set  our  misdeeds  before  thee  ;  and  our  secret  sins  in 
the  light  of  thy  countenance. 

For  when  thou  art  angry,  all  our  days  are  gone  :  we  bring  our 
years  to  an  end,  as  it  were  a  tale  that  is  told.  -^ 

The  days  of  our  age  are  three-score  years  and  ten  ;  and  though 
men  be  so  strong  that  they  come  to  fourscore  years,  yet  is  their 
strength  then  but  labour  and  sorrow  ;  so  soon  passeth  it  aAvay,  and 
we  are  gone. 

So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may  apply  our  heart* 
unto  wisdom. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost ; 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 

^    Then  shall  follow  the  Lesson,  ialcen  out  of  the  fiftanth  Chapttr  of 
the  Jirat  Epistle  of  St.  Paul  to  the  Corinthians. 
1  Cor.  XV.  20. 

NOW  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the  first-fruits  of 
them  that  slept.  For  since  by  man  came  death,  by  man  came 
also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead.  For  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in 
Christ  shall  all  be  made  alive.  Bui  every  man  in  his  own  order; 
Christ  the  first-fruits ;  afterward  they  that  are  Christ's,  at  his  coming. 
Then  cometh  the  end,  when  he  shall  have  delivered  up  the  kingdom 
to  God,  even  the  Father  ;  when  he  shall  have. put  down  all  rule, 
and  all  authority,  and  power.  For  he  must  reign,  till  he  hath  put 
all  enemies  under  his  feet.  The  last  enemy  that  shall  be  destroyed 
is  death.  For  he  hath  put  all  things  under  his  feet.  But  when 
he  saith,  all  things  are  put  under  him,  it  is  manifest  that  he  is 
excepted,  which  did  put  all  things  under  him.  And  when  all  things 
shall  be  subdued  unto  him,  then  shall  the  Son  also  himself  be  sub- 
ject unto  Him  that  put  all  things  under  him,  that  God  may  be  all 
in  all.  Else  what  shall  they  do  which  are  baptized  for  the  dead,  if 
the  dead  rise  not  at  all  ?  why  are  they  then  baptized  for  the 
dead  ?  and  why  stand  we  in  jeopardy  every  hour  ?     I  protest  by 


THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD.  29 

your  rejoicing,  whicli  I  have  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  I  die  daily. 
If  after  the  manner  of  men  I  have  fought  with  beasts  at  Ephesus, 
what  advantageth  it  me,  if  the  dead  rise  not  ?    Let  "us  eat  and  drink, 
for  to-morrow  we  die.  Be  not  deceived :  evil  communications  corrupt 
good  manners.     Awake  to  righteousness,  and  sin  not ;  for  some 
have  not  the  knowledge'  of  God.     I  speak  this  to  your  shame. 
But  some  man  will  say,  How  arc   the  dead   raised  up  ?  and  Avith 
what  body  do  they  come  ?    Thou  fool !  that  which  thou  sowest  is  not 
quickened,  except  it  die.    And  that  which  thou  sowest,  thou  sowest 
not  that  body  that  shall  be,  but  bare  grain  ;  it  may  chance  of  wheat 
or  of  some  other  grain.    But  God  giveth  it  a  body  as  it  hath  pleased 
hjm ;  and  to  every  seed  his  own  body.     All  flesh  is  not  the  same 
flesh  ;  but  there  is  one  kind  of  flesh  of  men,  another  flesh  of  beasts, 
another  of  fishes,and  another  of  birds.    There  are  also  celestial  bodies, 
and  bodies  terrestrial ;  but  the  glory  of  the  celestial  is  one,  and 
the  glory  of  the  terrestrial  is  another.     There  is  one  glorj^  of  the 
sun,  and   ^nothcr  glory  of  the   moon,   and  another  glory  of  the 
stars ;  for  ^e  star  d-ifforeth  from  another  star  in  glory.     So  also 
is  the  resurrection   of  the  dead.     It  is  sown  in   corruption  ;  it  is 
raised  in  incorruption :  It  is  sown  in  dishonour  ;  it  is  raised  in  glory: 
It  is  sown  in  weakness  :  it  is  raised  in  power  :  It  is  sown  a 'natural 
body ;  it  is  raised  a  spiritual  body.     There  is  a  natural  body,  and 
there  is  a  spiritual  body.     And  so  it  is  written.  The  firs*!  man 
Adam  was  made  a  living  soul ;  the  last  Adam  was   made  a  quick- 
ening spirit.     Howbeit,  that  was  not  first  which   is  spiritual,  but 
that  which  is  natural;  and  afterward  that  which  is  spiritual.     The 
first  man  is  of  the  earth,  earthy :  the  second  man  is  the  Lord  from 
heaven.     As  is  the  earthy,  such  are  they  that  are  earthy  ;  and  as 
is  the  heavenly,  such  are  they  also  that  are  heavenly.     And  as  we 
have  borne  the  image  of  tl)e  earthy,  we  shall  also  bear  the  image 
of  the  heavenly.     Now  this  I  say,"  brethren,  that  flesh  and  ))lood 
cannot  inherit  the  kingdom  of  God  ;  neither  doth  corruption  inherit  • 
incorruption.     Behold,  I  show  you  a  mystery :  We  shall  not  all 
sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed,  in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling 
of  an  eye,  at  the  last  trump :  for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the 
dead  shaJl  be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed.     For 
this  corruptible  must  put  on    incorruption,  and  this  mortal  must 
put  on  immortality.     So  when  this   corruptible  shall  have  put  on 
incorruption,  and  this  mortal  shall  have  put  on  immortality,   then 
shall  be  brought  to  pass  the  saying  that  is  written,  Death  is  SAval- 
lowed   up   in  victory.     0  death,  where   is  thy  sting  ?     0  grave, 
■Tfhere  is  thy  victory  ?     The  sting  of  death  is  sin,  and  the  strength 
of  sin  is  the  law.     But  thanks  be   to  God,  which  giveth   us  the 
victory  through   our  Lord   Jesus  Christ.     Therefore,   my   beloved 
brethren,   be  ye  steadfast,  unmoveable,  always  abounding  in  the 
work  of-  the  Lord,  forasmuch  as  ye  know  that  your  labour  is  not 
in  vain  in  the  Lord. 


30  THE  BURIAL  OF  THE  DEAD. 

^    When  they  come  to  the  Grave,  while  the  Corpse  is  made  ready  to  be 
laid  into  the  earth,  shall  he  sung  or.  said, 

MAN,  that  is  born  of  a  woman,  hath  but  a  short  time  to  livej 
and  is  full  of  misery.  He  cometh  up,  and  is  cut  down  like 
a  flower ;  he  fleeth  as  it  were  a  shadow,  and  never  continueth  in 
one  stay. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death;  Of  whom  may  we  seek  for 
succour,  but  of  thee,  0  Lord,  who  for  our  sins  art  justly  displeased  ? 

Yet,  0  Lord  God  most  holy,  0  Lord  most  mighty,  0  holy  and 
mo?t  merciful  Saviour,  deliver  us  not  into  the  bitter  pains  of  eter- 
nal death. 

Thou  Ignowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  hearts  :  Shut  not  thy 
merciful  cars  to  our  prayers;  but  spare  us,  Lord  most  holy,  0  God 
most  might-y,  0  holy  and  merciful  SavioUr,  thou  most  worthy 
Judge  eternal,  suffer  us  not,  at  our  last  hour,  for  any  pains  of 
death,  to  fall  from  thee. 

•     • 

^   Then,ivkile  the  earth  shall  be  cost  upon  the  Body  by  sojne^  standing 

by,  the  Minister  shall  say, 

FORASMUCH  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  his  wise 
providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world  the  Soul  of  our  deceased 
Brother,  we  therefore  commit  A^'s  Body  to  the  ground  ;  earth  to 
earth,  ashes  to  ashes,  dust  to  dust ;  looking  for  the  general  Re- 
surrection in  the  last  Day,  and  the  life  of  the  World  to  come,  through 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  at  whose  second  coming  in  glorious  Majes- 
ty to  judge  the  world,  the  Earth  and  the  Sea  shall  give  up  their 
dead  ;  and  the  corruptible  Bodies  of  those  who  sleep  in  him  t^hall 
be  changed,  and  made  like  unto  his  own  glorious  Body ;  according 
to  the  mighty  working  whereby  he  is  able  to  subdue  all  things  unto 
himself. 

^    Then  shall  be  said,  or  sung. 

I  HEARD  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying  unto  me.  Write,  From 
henceforth  blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord  :  even  so 
saith  the  Spirit ;   for  they  rest  from  their  labours.     Jiev.  xiv.  13. 

•f   Then  the  Minister  shall  say  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

OUR  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  thy  Name  ;  Thy 
kingdom  come  ;  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth,  as  it  is  in  Heaven  ; 
Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread  ;  And  forgive  us  our  trespasses, 
as  we  forgive  those  who  trespass  against  us  ;  And  lead  us  not  into 
temptation;  But  deliver  us  from  evil.     Amen. 

^   Then  the  Minister  shall  say  one  or  both  of  the  following  Prayers,  at 

his  discretion. 

ALMIGHTY  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of  those  who 
depart  hence  in  the  Lord;  and  with  whom  the  souls  of  the  faith- 


ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  31 

ful,  after  they  are  delivered  from  the  burden  of  the  flesh,  are  in  j  oy 
and  felicity;  We  give  thee  hearty  thanks  for  the  good  examples 
of  all  those  thy  servants,  who,  having  finished  their  course  in  faith, 
do  now  rest  from  their  labours.  And  we  beseech  thee,  that  we, 
with  all  those  who  are  departed  in  the  true  faith  of  thy  holy  Nam  e, 
may  have  our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss,  both  in  body  and 
soul,  in  thy  eternal  and  everlasting  glory;  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     A?ne7i. 

O  MERCIFUL  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  is  the  resurrection  and  the  life  ;  in  whom  whosoever 
believetb,  shall  live,  though  he  die;  and  whosoever  liveth  and 
believeth  in  him,  shall  not  die  eternally;  who  also  hath  taught  us,  by 
his  holy  Apostle  St.  Paul,  not  to  be  sorry,  as  men  without  hope, 
for  those  who  sleep  in  him  ;  We  humbly  beseech  thee,  0  Father, 
to  raise  us  from  tha  death  of  sih  unto  the  life  of  righteousness ; 
that  when  w^  shall  depart  this  life,  we  may  rest  in  him  ;  and  that, 
at  the  general  Resurrection  in  the  last  day.  we  may  be  found 
acceptable  in  thy  sight ;  and  receive  that  blessing,  which  thy  well- 
beloved  Son  shall  then  pronounce  to  all  who  love  and  fear  thee, 
saying,  Come,  ye  blessed  children  of  my  Father,  receive  tl;e  king- 
dom prepared  for  you  from  the  beginning  of  the  world:  Grant 
this,  we  beseech  thee,  0  merciful  Father,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Mediator  and  Redeemer.     Ame7i. 

THE  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and 
the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  us  all  evermore. 
Amen.  , 

At  the  Burial  of  the  Dead  at  sea,  the  Office  in  the  Common  Prayer  Book  may  he  used 
only  in xtead  of  tliese  words.  We  ihereCore  commit  his  Body  lo  the  ground,  earth  to 
earth,  &c..  iwy.'  We  therefore  commit  his  Body  to  the  deep,  to  be  turned  into 
corruption,  looking  for  the  Resurrtction  of  the  Body,  when  the  sea  shall  give  up  her 
dead,  and  the  life  of  the  world  to  come,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  ;  who  at 
his  coming  shall  change  our  vile  Body, that  it  maybe  like  his  glorious  Body,  accord- 
ing to  the  mighty  working  whereby  he  is  able  lo  subdue  all  things  utile  himself. 


ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS. 


Selection  First. 
Psalm  xix. 

THE  heavens  declare  the  glory  of  God ;  and  the  firmament 
showeth  his  handy-work. 
One  day  telleth  another  ;  and  one  night  certifieth  another. 
There  is  neither  speech  nor  language  ;  but  their  voices  are  heard 
among  them. 

Their  sound  is  gone  out  into  all  lands  ;  and  their  words  into  the 
ends  of  the  world. 


32  ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS. 

In  them  hath  he  set  a  tabernacle  for  the  sun ;  which  cometh 
forth  as  a  bridegroom  out  of  his  chamber,  and  rejoiceth  as  a  giant 
to  run  his  course. 

It  goetli  forth  from  the  uttermost  part  of  the  heaven,  and  run- 
neth about  unto  the  end  of  it  ayitm ;  andthcre  is  notliinj  hid  from 
the  heat  thereof. 

The  law  of  the  Lord  is  an  undefiled  law,  converting  the  soul ; 
the  testimony  of  the  Lord  is  sure,  and  giveth  wisdom  unto  the 
simple. 

The  statutes  of  the  Lord  are  right,  and  rejoice  the  heart ;  the 
commandment  of  the  Lord  is  pure,  and  giveth  light   unto  the  ejies. 

The  fear  of  the  Lord  is  clean,  and  enduretli  for  ever ;  the  judg- 
ments of  the  Lord  are  true,  and  righteous  altogether. 

More  to  he  desired  are  they  than  gold,  yea,  than  much  fine  gold; 
sweeter  also  than  honey,  and  the  honey-comb. 

Moreover,  by  them  is  thy  serVant  taught ;  and  in  keeping  of 
them  there  is  great  reward.  , 

Who'  can  tell  how  oft  he  offendcth  ?  0  cleanse  thou  me  from  my 
secret  faults. 

Keep  thy  servant  also  from  presumptuous  sins,  lest  they  get  the 
dominion  over  me. 

Let  the  words  of  my  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  my  heart,  be 
alway  acceptable  in  thy  sight, 

0  Lord,  my  strength  and  my  redeemer. 

Psalm  xxiv. 

THE  earth  is  the  Lord's,  and  all  that  therein  is ;  the  compasa 
of  the  world,  and  they  that  dwell  therein. 

For  he  hath  founded  it  wpon  the  seas,  and  prejmred  it  upon  the 
floods. 

AVlio  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ?  or  who  shall  rise 
up  in  his  holy  place? 

Even  lie  that  hath  clean  hayids,  and  a  pure  heart ;  and  that  hath 
not  lift  up  his  mind  unto  vanity,  nor  sworn  to  deceive  his  neighbour. 

He  shall  receive  the  blessing  from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness 
from  the  God  of  his  salvation. 

Tliis  is  the  generation  of  them  that  seek  him,  even  of  them  that 
seek  thy  face,  0  Jacob. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates ;  and  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  ever- 
lasting doors ;  and  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory  ?  it  is  the  Lord  strong  and  mighty, 
even  the  Lord  migJdy  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  0  ye  gates ;  and  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlast- 
ing doors ;  and  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  the  King  of  glory?  even  the  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the 
King  of  glory. 


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Psalm  ciii. 

PRAISE  the  Lord,  0  my  soul ;  and  all  that  is  within  me,  praise 
his  holy  Name. 

Praise  the  Lord,  0  mj/  soul,  and  forget  not  all  his  benefits : 

Who  forgiveth  all  thy  sin,  and  healeth  all  thine  infirmities; 
Who  savcth  thy  life  from  destruction,  and  oroivneth  thee  with 
mercy  and  lovinff-kindncss  ; 

"Who  satisfieth  thy  mouth  with  good  thinp;^,  making  thee  young 
■  and  lusty  as  an  eagle. 

The  Lord  executeth  righteousness  and  ^..  .^,....  id  for  '/'/  them 
that  are  oppressed  with  wrong.     . 

He  showed  his  ways  unto  Moses,  his  works  unto  the  children  of 
Israel. 

The  Lord  is  fidl  of  compassion  and  mercy,  long  suffering,  and 
of  great  goodness. 

He  will  not  alway  be  chiding ;  njpither  keepeth  he  his  anger  for 
ever. 

He  hath  not  dealt  toith  ns  after  our  sins;  nor  reivarded  ns  ac- 
cording to  our  ivickcdness. 

For  look  how  high  the  heaven  is  in  comparison  of  the  earth ;  so 
great  is  his  mercy  also  toward  them  that  fear  him  ! 

Look  how  wide  also  the  ca><t  is  from  the  west ;  so  far  hath  hd 
set  our  sins  from  ics. 

Yea,  like  as  a  father  piticth  his  own  children;  even  so  ig  the 
Lord  merciful  unto  them  that  fear  him. 

For  he  knoweth  whereof  we  are  made  ;  he  rememhereth  that  W9 
are  hut  dust. 

The  days  of  man  are  but  as  grass  ;  for  he  flourisheth  as  a  flower 
of  the  field. 

For  as  soon  as  the  wind  goeth  over  it,  it  is  gone  ;  and  the  place 
thereof  shall  knoio  it  no  more. 

But  the  merciful  goodness  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever  and 
ever  upon  them  that  fear  him ;  and  his  righteousness  upon  chil- 
dren's children ; 

Even  upon  such  as  keep  Ms  covenant,  and  think  upon  his  com- 
mandments to  do  them.  * 

The  Lord  hath  prepared  his  seat  in  heaven,  and  his  kingdom 
ruleth  over  all. 

0  praise  'Hie  Lord,  ye  angels  of  his,  ye  that  excel  in  strength  ;  ye 
that  fulfil  his  commandment,  and  hearken  unto  the  voice  of  his 
word. 

0  praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  his  hosts ;  ye  servants  of  his  that  do 
his  pleasure. 

0  speak  good  of  the  Lord,  all  ye  works  of  his,  in  all  places  of 
his  dominion :  praise  thou  the  Lord,  0  my  soul. 


84  ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS. 

Selection  Fifth. 

Psalm  i. 

BLESSED  is  the  man  that  hath  not  walked  in  the  counsel  of 
the  ungodly,  nor  stood  in  the  way  of  sinners,  and  hath  not 
sat  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful. 

Bat  his  dditjht  is  in  the  law  of  the  Lord:  (tir?  in  7>/s  Jii/i'  7i'/niir. 
exercise  himself  day  and  night. 

And  he  shall  be  like  a  tree  planted  by  uw  waiLi-Mdr.  iiku  wiW 
brinj;^  forth  his  fruic  in  due  season. 

Hii  leaf  also  shall  not  wither  ;  and  look,  whatsoever  he  doeth,  it 
shall  }irosprr. 

As  for  the  ungodly,  it  is  not  so  with  them  ;  but  they  are  like 
the  chaff,  whicli  the  wind  scattereth  away  from  the  face  of  the 
earth. 

Therefore  the  ungodly  shall  not  he  able  to  stand  in  the  judgment^ 
neither  the  sinners  in  the  congregation  of  the  righteous. 

But  the  Lord  knowcth  the  way  of  the  righteous  ;  and  the  way  of 
the  ungodly  shall  perish. 

Psalm  XV. 

LORD,  tvho  shall  dwell  in  thy  tabernacle  ?  cr  who  shall  rest  up- 
on  thy  holy  hill  ? . 

Even  he  that  leadeth  an  uncorrupt  life,  and  doeth  the  thing 
which  is  ri"ht,  and  speakcth  the  truth  from  his  heart. 

J[e  that  hath  used'  no  deceit  in  his  tongue,  nor  done  evil  to  his 
neighbour,  and  hath  not  slandered  his  neighbour. 

He  that  setteth  not  by  himself,  but  is  lowly  in  his  own  eyes,  and 
maketh  much  of  them  that  fear  the  Lord. 

He  that  sweareth  unto  his  neighbour,  and  disaj^pointeth  him  not, 
thouf/h  it  tvere  to  his  own  hindrance. 

He  that  hath  not  given  his  money  upon  usury,  nor  taken  reward 
against  the  innocent. 

Whoso  doeth  these  things  shall  never  fall. 

^salm  xci. 

■T"VT"HOSO  dwelleth  under  the  defence  of  the  Most  High,  shall 
VV     abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty. 

/  tvill  say  unto  the  Lord,  Thou  art  viy  hope,  and  my^strong  hold; 
my  God,  in  him  will  I  trust. 

For  he  shall  deliver  thee  from  the  snare  of  the  hunter,  and  from 
the  noisome  pestilence. 

Ke  shall  defend  thee  under  his  wings,  and  thou  shalt  be  safe 
under  his  feathers  ;  his  faithfulness  and  truth  shall  be  thy  shield 
and  buckler. 

Thou  shalt  not  be  afraid  for  any  terror  by  night,  nor  for  the 
arrow  that  flieth  by  day ; 


ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  35 

For  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness,  nor  for  the  sickness 
■ihat  destroyeth  in  the  noonday. 

A  thousand  shall  fall  beside  thee,  and  ten  thousand  at  thy  right 
hand ;  but  it  shall  not  come  nigh  thee. 

Yea,  with  thine  eyes  sJiait  thou  behold,  and  see  the  reward  of  the 
ungodly. 

For  thou,  Lord,  art  my  hope;  thou  hast  set  thine  house  of  defence 
very  high. 

There  shall  no  evil  happen  unto  thee,  neither  shall  any  plague 
come  nigh  thy  dwelling. 

For  he  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in 
all  thy  ways. 

They  shall  hear  thee  in  their  hands,  that  thou  hurt  not  thy  foot 
against  a  stone. 

Thou  shalt  go  upon  the  lion  and  adder  :  the  young  lion  and  the 
-dragon  shalt  thou  tread  under  thy  feet. 

Because  he  hath  set  his  love  uponmC,  therefore  will  I  deliver  him; 
J  will  set  him  up),  because  he  hath  known  my  Name. 

He  shall  call  upon  rae,  and  I  will  hear  hira  ;  yea,  I  am  with  him 
in  trouble ;  I  will  deliver  him,  and  bring  him  to  honor. 

With  long  life  ivill  I  satisfy  him,  and  show  him  my  salvation. 

Selection  Seventh. 
^  Pvsalm  xxiii.  , 

THE  Lord  is  my  shepherd  ;  therefore  can  I  lack  nothing.  He 
shall  feed  me  in  a  green  pasture,  and  lead  me  forth  beside 
the  waters  of  comfort. 

He  shall  convert  my  soul,  and  bring  me  forth  in  the  paths  of 
rightcoxisness  for  his  Name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death, 
I  will  fear  no  evil ;  for  thou  art  with  me ;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff 
comfort  me. 

Tho^i  shalt  prepare  a  table  before  me  against  them  that  trouble 
me  ;    thou  hast  anointed  my  head  with  oil,  and  my  cup  shall  he  full. 

But  thy  loving  kindness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days 
of  my  life ;  and  Twill  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  forever. 

Psalm  xxxiv. 

I  WILL  alway  give  thanks  imto  the  Lord  ;  his  praise  shall  ever 
he  in  my  niotith. 

My  soul  shall  make  her  boast  in  the  Lord ;  the  humble  shall  hear 
thereof,  and  be  glad. 

0  praise  the  Lord  with  me,  and  let  UrS  magnify  his  Name  together. 

1  sought  the  Lord,  and  he  heard  me  ;  yea,  he  delivered  me  out 
of  all  my  fear. 

They  had  an  eye  unto  him,  and  were  lightened;  and  their  ficet 
were  not  ashamed. 


g6  ADDITIONAL  SELECTIOxNS  OF  PSALMS. 

Lo,  the  poor  crietli,  and  the  Lord  heareth  him  ;  yea,  and  saveth 
him  out  of  all  his  ti  oul'les. 

The  angel  of  the  Lord  to)rietJi  round  about  them  that  fear  him 
and  delivcreth  them. 

0  taste,  and  see,  how  gracious  the  Lord  is  :  blessed  is  the  man 
that  trustcth  in  him. 

0  fear  the  Lord,  ye  that  are  his  saints  ;  for  tk<i/  tJmi  /<  '/•  him 
lack  nothinrj. 

Tlie  lions  do  lack,  and  suffer  hunger;  but  they  who  seek  the 
Lord  shall  want  no  manner  of  thing  that  is  good. 

Come,  yc  children,  and  hearken  unto  me;  1  will  teach  you  the 
fear  of  the  Lord. 

What  man  is  he  that  lusteth  to  live,  and  would  fain  see  good 
days  ? 

Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil,  and  thy  lips,  that  they  speak  no  guile. 

Eschew  evil,  and  do  good;  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it. 

The  eyes  of  the  Lord  are  over  the  righteous,  and  his  cars  are 
open  unto  their  prayers. 

The  countenance  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil,  to 
root  out  the  remembrance  of  them  from  the  earth. 

The  righteous  cry,  and  the  Lord  heareth  them,  and  delivcreth 
them  out  of  all  their  troubles. 

The  Lord  is  nigh  unto  them  that  are  'of  a  contrite  heart,  and 
will  save  such  as  be  of  an  humble  spirit.  '*"• 

Crreat  are  the  troubles  of  the  righteous  ;  but  tlie  Lord  delivereth 
him  out  of  all. 

He  keepeth  all  his  bones,  so  that  not  one  of  them  is  broken. 

But  misfortune  shall  slay  the  ungodly  ;  and  they  that  hate  the 
righteous  shall  be  desolate. 

l"hc  Lord  delivereth  the  souls  of  his  servants ;  and  all  they  that 
put  their  trust  in  him  shall  not  be  destitute. 

Psalm  Ixv. 

THOU,  0  God,  art  praised  in  Sion ;  and  unto  thee  shall  the 
vow  he  performed  in  Jerusalem. 

Thou  that  hearest  the  prny^sr,  unto  thee  shall  all  flesh  come. 

My  misdeeds  pi'evail  against  me :  0  be  thou  mercifid  unto  our 
tins. 

Blessed  is  the  man  whom  thou  choosest,  ond  receivest  unto  thee  : 
he  shall  dwell  in  thy  court,  and  shall  be  satisfied  with  the  pleasures 
of  thy  house,  even  of  thy  holy  temple. 

Thou  hhalt  shoio  us  wonderful  things  in  thy  righteousness,  0  God 
of  our  salvation  ;  thou  that  art  the  hope  of  all  the  ends  of  the  earthy 
and  of  them  that  remain  in  the  broad  sea. 

"Who  in  his  strength  setteth  fast  the  mountains,  and  is  girded 
about  with  power. 

Who  stilleth  the  raging  of  the  sea,  and  the  noise  of  his  waveSy 
and  the  madness  of  the  people. 


ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS.  37 

They  also  that  dwell  in  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth  shall  be 
afraid  at  thy  tokens,  thou  that  makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morn- 
ing and  evening  to  praise  thee. 

Tliou  visitest  the  earthy  and  blessest  it :  f^"^"'  malcest  it  very  plen- 
teous. 

The  river  of  God  is  full  of  water  :  thou  pi  cpurest  their  corn,  for 
so  thou  proyidest  for  the  earth. 

Thou  water  est  her  furrows  ;  thou  sendest  rain  into  the  little  vaJr 
Icys  thereof ;  thou  makest  it  soft  with  the  drops  of  rain,  and  blessett 
the  increase  of  it. 

Thou  crownest  the  year  with  thy  goodness  ;  and  thy  clouds 
drop  fatness. 

They  shall  drop  upon  the  divellings  of  the  wilderness  ;  and  the 
little  hills  shall  rejoice  on  every  side. 

The  folds  shall  be  full  of  sheep  ;  and  the  valleys  also  shall  stand 
so  thick  with  corn,  that  they  shall  laugh  and  sing. 

Selectioi^Tenth. 
From  Psalm  xcvi. 

OSING  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song  ;  sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
whole  earth. 
iSiny  unto  the  Lord,  ayid  praise  his  Name  ;  he  telling  of  his  sal- 
vation from  day  to  day. 

Declare  his  honour  unto  the  heathen,  and  his  wonders  unto  all 
people. 

For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  cannot  tvorthily  be  praised ;  he  is 
more  to  be  feared  than  all  gods. 

Psalm  cxlviii. 

O  PRAISE  the  Lord  of  heaven  :  praise  him  in  the  height. 
Praise  him,  all  ye  angels  of  his :  praise  him,  all  his  hosts. 

Praise  him,  su7i  and  moon  :  praise  him,  all  ye  stars  and  light. 

Praise  him,  all  ye  .heavens,  and  ye  waters  that  at^e  above  th« 
heavens. 

Let  them  praise  the  Name  of  the  Lord  ;  for  he  spake  the  word, 
and  they  were  made,  he  commanded,  and  they  were  created. 

lie  hath  made  them  fast  for  ever  and  ever :  he  hath  given  them 
a  law  which  shall  not  be  broken. 

Praise  the  Lord  upon  earth,  ye  dragons,  and  all  deeps :        , 

Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapors,  wind  and  storm,  fulfilling  his 
word  : 

diountains  and  all  hills  ;  fruitful  trees  and  all  cedars : 

Beasts  and  all  cattle ;  worms  and  feathered  fowls  : 

Kings  of  the  earth  and  all  people  ;  princes  and  all  judges  of  the 
world : 

Young  men  and  maidens,  old  men  and  children,  praise  theNam« 
of  the  Lord  :  for  his  Name  only  is  excellent,  and  his  praise  above 
ieaven  and  earth. 


38  ADDITIONAL  SELECTIONS  OF  PSALMS. 

He  shaJt  exalt  the  Jiorn  of  his  people :  all  his  saints  shall  praise 
him ;  even  the  children  of  Israel^  even  the  people  that  serveth  him. 


o 


From  Psalm  cxlix. 

SING  unto  the  Lord  a  ne^Y  song  ;  let  the  congregation  of 
saints  praise  liini. 
Let  Israel  rejoice  in  him  that  made  him^  and  let  the  children  of 
Sion  he  joyfnl  in  their  King. 

Let  them  praise  his  Name  in  the  dance  ;  let  them  sing  praises 
unto  him  with  tabret  and  harp. 

For  the  Lord  hath  j^leasure  in  his  people^  and  helpeth  the  meek- 
hearted. 

Psalm  cl. 

O  PRAISE  God  in  his  holiness  :  praise  him  in  the  firmament  of 
liis  power. 

Praise  him  in  his  nohU  acts :  praise  him  according  to  his  excel- 
lent greatness. 

Praise  him  in  the  sound  of  the  trumpet :  praise  him  upon  the 
lute  and  harp. 

Praise  him  in  the  vymhals  and  dances :  praise  liim  upon  the 
firings  and  pipe. 

Praise  him  upon  the  well-tuned  cymbals  ;  praise  him  upon  the 
loud  cymbals. 

Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath  praise  the  Lord. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost;. 

As  it  ivas  in  the  heginning^  is  noto^  and  ever  shall  he,  world  with- 
out end.     Ametu 


SELECTIONS  FROM  THE  PSALMS  OF  DAVID. 


39 


SELECTIONS  FROM  THE  PSALMS  OF  DAVID  IN  METRE. 


O  C.  M. 

THOU,  eracious  God,  art  my  defence; 
On  tiicc  my  hopes  rely; 
Tlidu  art  my  glory,  and  Phall  yet 
Lift  up  my  liead  on  liigb. 

Since  whensoe'er,  in  my  distress, 

To  God  I  made  my  prayer, 
He  henrd  me  from  his  holy  liill; 

Wliy  should  I  uow  despair? 

Guarded  by  him,  I  lay  me  down 

My  sweet  repose  to  take ; 
For  I  tliroujih  him  securely  sleep, 

Through  him  in  sufety  wake. 

Salvat.on  to  the  Lord  belongs  ; 

He  only  can  deleod  ; 
His  blessinjr  he  extends  to  all 

That  on  his  power  depend. 


18- 


C.  M. 


THE  Lord  himself,  the  mi^irhly  Lord, 
Vonchs.iles  to  be  my  guide  ; 
Tlie  shepherd,  by  \vhos<;  cohsiatu  care, 
My  wants  are  all  sup])lied. 

In  tender  ^la^s  he  makes  me  f"cd, 

And  genily  there  repose  ; 
Then  b-ads  me  to  cool  shades,  and  where 

Refreshing  water  flows. 

He  does  my  wandering  soul  reclaim, 

And,  to  his  endless  praise. 
Instruct  wiih  bumble  zeal  to  walk 

In  his  most  righieous  ways. 

I  pa^'s  the  gloomy  vale  of  death. 

From  fear  ar.d  danger  free  ; 
For  there  his  aidinir  lod  and  staff 

Defend  and  comfort  me. 

Since  God  doth  thus  his  wondrous  love 

Tlirf)ugii  all  mv  life  extend, 
That  life  ro  him  I  will  devote, 

And  in  his  temple  spend. 


C.  M. 


But,  Lord,  before  thy  searching  eyes 

All  my  desires  appear; 
The  groaniotis  of  my  burden'd  soul 

Have  reach'd  thine  open  ear. 

Forsake  me  not,  O  Lord,  my  God, 

Nor  tar  from  me  depart: 
Make  haste  i.o  my  relief,  O  thou, 

Who  my  salvaiiou  art. 


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C.  M. 


LORD,  let  me  know  my  term  of  days, 
How  soim  my  life  will  end  ; 
The  numerous  tnim  of  ills  disclose, 
Which  this  frail  state  attend. 

My  life,  thou  know's',  i-  but  a  spaa, 

A  cypher  sums  my  years  ; 
And  every  man,  in  best  estate. 

But  vanity  appears. 

Man,  like  a  shadow,  vainly  walks, 

With  fruitless  cares  oppress'd  ; 
He  heaps  up  wealth,  bui  cannot  tell 
^    By  whom  'twill  be  posseis'd. 

W^hv  then  should  I  on  worthless  toya 
With  anxious  cares  flttend  ? 

On  thee  alone  my  steadfhst  hope 
Shall  ever.  Lord,  depend. 

Lord,  hear  my  cry,  accept  mj'  tears, 

And  listen  lo  my  urayer. 
Who  sojourn  like  a  straut;cr  here, 

As  ail  my  fathers  were. 

O  spare  me  yet  a  little  time  ; 

My  wasted  strensrth  restore. 
Before  I  vanisli  quite  Irom  hence. 
And  shall  be  seen  no  more. 


38 


L.  M. 


LET  me  with  light  and  truth  be  blcss'd  ; 
Be  these  mv  guides  lo  lead  the  way 
Till  on  thy  holy  hill  I  rest,      . 
And  in  thy  sicred  temple  pray. 


THTchast'ningwrath.O  Lord,  restrain,  Thenwil  I  there  fresh  altars  rai.se 

Thou-h  I  deserve  it  all  ;  To  Gmt  who  is  my  only  joy  ; 

Nor  let  on  me  the  heavy  storm  ^"^ '"ir",  ""^  ^  ^'""'K'  T,'^    '""'-'  °,  ^'■'"^®' 

Of  thy  displeasure  fall.  Shall  all  my  grateful  hours  employ. 


My  sins,  which  to  a  d  lus^e  swell. 
My  sinking:  head  o'-rll  >w, 

And.  fur  my  feehle  strength  lo  bear. 
Too  vast  a  burden  grow. 


Why  then  ca-t  down,  my  soul  ?  and  why 
So  mi;ch  oj^press'd  with  anxious  ear«? 

On  God,  th\  G.kI.  for  aid  relv. 
Who  will  ihy  ruin'd  state  repair. 


40        Sfil-ECTIONS  FROM  THE  PSALMS  OF  DAVID. 


48 


L.  M. 


MY  poul.  for  help  on  God  nly. 
On  liiin  alone  t'ly  lru;<i  repose; 
My  rockaud  hcallh  Will  strcnf;ih  supply, 
To  btar  Ih-j  shook  of  all  my  foes. 

God  does  his  swing  health  disponsc 
And  floiviiii;  blti-iriii^r.-'  daily  senu  ; 

He  is  my  f 'rtrei^s and  difence, 
Ou  him  my  soul  shall  siill  depend. 

In  him,  ye  ppoplc,  alwnye  trust; 

Before  bis  throne  pour  out  your  hearts; 
For  God,  ihe  n\<  rc-iful  and  just, 

Ilis  timely  aid  to  us  imparts. 

The  Lord  has  oft  his  %vlll  cxpress'd,  • 
And  I  this  truth  have  fully  known  ; 

To  be  of  bound'cs.t  povver  ]>ossess'd, 
Belongs  of  right  to  God  alone. 

Though  mercy  is  hU  darling  grace, 
In  whieh  h"  chiefly  takes  delight ; 

Yet  will  he  all  the  human  race 
AccorL.iui;  to  i.Lieir  works  i'e<iuite. 


For  God  the  Lord,  enthroned  in  state, 

I-;  wiih  unrivalled  L'lury  great! 

A  Uiug  superior  far  to  all 

Whom  god&.lUe  heaihen  falsely  call 

The  depths  of  earth  are  in  his  hand, 
Her  S'cret  weaUli  at  liis  command  ; 
The  strength  of  hills  that  reach  the  skies 
Subjected  to  his  empire  lies. 

The  rolling  ocenu's  vast  abyss 
By  the  ^ame  sovereign  right  is  his; 
'twa-  made  by  his  alm.irlity  ha-  d. 
That  forin'd  and  lix'd  the  tulid  land. 

O  let  us  to  his  courts  repair. 
And  bow  wlih  adoration  there; 
Doivn  (,'n  our  knees  devoutly  all 
Before  the  Lord,  our  Maker,  fall. 

For  he's  our  God,  our  Shephc-d  he. 
Hi*  flock  and  in-iure-sheei)  a  c  we: 
O  then, ye  faithful  (lock,  to-day 
His  warning  hear,  his  voice  obtv. 


79 


L.  M. 


57 


L.  M. 


THY  prefcnec  Lord  huh  me  supplied, 
Tliou  my  righihuul  suppotdosigive; 
Tnou  flr>;  shalt'wth  th.\  coimsel  guide, 
Aud  lUeu  to  glory  me  receive. 

Whom  th^n  i"  heav'm,  but  thee  alone, 
H  i.ve  1,  whose  favoi- 1  require  ? 

Throughout  the  spaciou- earth  there's  nont 
Compared  with  thee,  that  I  desire. 

My  trembling  flesh  and  achiug  heart 

May  often  fal  to  -iiccor  n\v. ; 
But  God  shall  inward  sieugth  impart, 

And' my  eternal  portion  be. 

For  they  that  far  from  ihee  remove 

Shall  inio  .-udiieu  ruin  l.'ill ; 
II  after  other  god-*  ihey  rove, 

Thy  vengeatice  shall  destroy  them  all. 

But  as  for  me,  'tis  goul  and  j'ast 
That  I  should  still  ;o  God  repair; 

In  him  I  ai  >vays  put  my  irust. 

And  will  his  wondrous  ysorks  declare. 


WITH  one  consent  let  nil  the  earth 
To(-ioil  their  cheerful  voices  raise; 
Gjad  homage  pay  with  awiul  mirth. 
And  siug-^  Uelurii  him  songs  of  praise. 

Convinced  that  he  is  God  alone. 
From  whom  both  we  and  all  proceed; 

We.  whom  he  chooses  lor  h's  own. 
The  flock  that  he  vouclisafes  to  feed. 

O  enter  then  his  temple  gate. 
'     l  h'  nee  to  his  courts  devoutly  jne^s  ; 
And  still  y'liir  grateful  hymns  repeiit. 
And  still  his  Name  with  pr  i.-es  bless. 

For  he's  the  Lord,  supremely  good. 

His  mer  y  is  lorever  sure; 
His  trnib  Whie'i  always  firmly  stood. 

To  endless  ages  shall  endure. 


82 


S.  M. 


74 


L.  M. 


O  BLESS  the  Lord,  my  soul. 
His  j:r.ice  to  thee  proel  .im  ; 
And  all  that  is  within  mc,  join 
To  bless  hi^holy  Name. 

O  blc-s  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
His  mere  es  inar  in  ni'nd  ; 

Fortret  not  all  liis  ben«  liis. 
Who  is  to  thee  80  kind. 


OCOME,  loud  anthems  let  us  sing, 
Loud  thanks  toonr  Almighty  King; 
For  we  our  vo;c-s  high  si  all  raise, 
When  our  salvation's  rock  we  praise. 

Into  his  presence  le   us  haste, 
To  thank  ijim  f.u-  his  f  ivors  •  a.-t ; 
To  him  address,  in  joylul  so.iiis. 
The  praise  thatto  his  Name  belongs  : 


He  pardons  all  ihysins, 

rrolonirs  ihy  feeble  breath  ; 

He  he^cih  thine  intirmi  ies, 
And  ransomi  thee  from  deaili. 

He  feeds  t,hee  with  his  love, 

Upholds  ihce  w  th  his  truih  ; 
And,  likf  the  ea'/le's,  he  -enews 
The  vigor  ot  thy  youth. 


HYMNS 


41 


O  bless  the  Lord,  my  soul, 
His  >:;race  to  the  groclaim  ; 

And  all  that  is  witliiri  me,  join 
To  bless  his  holy  Najae. 


105 


III.  1. 


LORD,  forever  at  thy  side 
Let  my  place  and  portion  bo  ; 
Strip  meet  the  robe  of  pride, 
Clothe  me  •with  humility. 


Meekly  may  my  soul  receive 
All  thy  Spirit  hath  revealed ; 

Thou  hast  spoken— I  belii've. 
Though  the  oracle  be  scaled. 

Humble  as  a  little  child. 

Weaned  from  ths  mother's  breast, 
By  no  subtleties  beguiled, 

"On  thy  faithful  word  I  rest. 

Israel  !  now  and  evermore 
•    In  the  Lord  Jehovah  trust; 
Him,  in  all  his  wavs  adore, 
Wise,  and  wonderful,  and  just. 


HYMNS. 


15 


li.  I»f. 


21 


C.  M. 


ALL'trlorious,  God,  what  hymu:MifpraiseT7ATHER,  to  thee  my  soul. I  lifl, 
Shall  our  tran  ported  voices  raise  :      X^      ■"      • 


Shall  our  tran  ported  voices  raise  ; 
What  ardent  love  and  zeal  are  due, 
Whde  heaven  stands  open  to  our  view. 

Once  we  were  fallen,  and  0  how  low  ! 
Just  on  the  brink  of  endless  wof  ; 
When  Jesus,  from  the  realms  above. 
Borne  on  the  wings  of  boundless  love, 

Scatter'd  the  shades  of  death  and  nisiht, 
And  rpread  around  tiis  heavenly  liirht : 
By  biin  what  wondrous  grace  is  shown 
To  souls  impoverished  and  undone. 

He  shows  beyond  these  mortal  shores, 
A  bright  in!;eritance  as  ours ; 
Where  saints  in  lisjht  our  coming  wait. 
To  share  their  holy,  happy  state. 


17 


C.  M. 


TO  our  Redeemer's  glorious  Name 
Awake  the  sacred  sons  ; 
O  rnay  his  love  (immoriul  flame !) 
Tune  every  heart  aud  tongue. 

He  left  his  r.adiant  throne  on  high, 
Left  the  bright  realms  of  bliss, 

And  came  to  earth  to  bleed  and  die ! 
Was  ever  love  like  this? 

Dear  Lord,  wlvile  we  adoring  pay 
Our  humble"  thanks  to  thee, 

May  every  heart  with  rapture  say, 
'•The  Saviour  died  for  me." 

O  may  the  suect,  the  blissful  theme, 
Fill  every  lieart  and  tongue  ; 

Till  i^trangers  love  thy  charming  Name, 
Aud  join  the  sacred  song. 


On  thee  my  '.lope  depends, 
Convinced  that  every  perfect  gilt 
From  thee  aioue  descends, 

Mercy  and  gr.ice  are  thine  alone. 
And  power  and  wisdom  v  o ; 

Without  the  Spirit;  of  ihv  Son 
We  nothing  good  can  do. 

Thou  all  our  works  in  "us  hast  wrought. 

Our  good  1^  all  divine; 
The  praise  of  every  holy  thought 

And  righteous  word  is  thine. 

From  thee,  through  Jesus,  we  rec(  ive 

The  power  on  thee  to  call, 
In  whom  we  are,  and  move  and  liv^ — 

Our  God  is  all  iu  all. 


22 


III.  1. 


SING,  my  soul.  His  woildrous  love, 
Who,  from  yon  bright  throne  abovft, 
Ever  watchful  o'er  our  race. 
Still  lo  man  extends  his  grace. 

Heaven  and  earth  by  him  were  made, 
All  is  by  his  sceptre  swayed  ; 
Whit  are  wc  that  he  should  show 
So  much  love  to  u«  bclosv  ! 

God,  the  merciftil  and  good. 
Bought  us  with  the  Saviour's  blood  ; 
And,  to  make  our  safety  sure, 
Guides  us  by  hi*  Spirit  I'ure. 

Sing,  my  soul,  ailcirc  hi'*  Name, 
Let  his  glory  he  thy  ihtme; 
Praise  him  till  he  calls  thee  home, 
Trust  his  love  for  all  to  coaie. 


42 


HYMNS 


40 


III.  5. 


LORD,  di^tntss  u«  with  thy  blessing, 
Fill  our  hearts  with  joy  aud  peace; 
Let  u-"  each,  thy  love  posfssslns, 
Triumph  in  redceniintr  fxrace; 

O  refresh  us. 
Travelling  through  this  wilderness. 

Tliatiks  w-'  Kive.  ami  adomtion, 
Fi)r  t!ie  Go  pel'?  jo\  I'ul  sound.: 

.  May  Ihe  fr  iits  of  thy  salvation 
lii  our  heartu  and  live^  abound; 

May  thy  jiresencc 
Wilh  U8cvi;rmoro  be  lound. 


If  in  this  darksom'^  wild  I  stray. 

Be  thou  my  licht,  bu  •|>j)u  uiy  way  ; 

N  I  toes,  no  violence  I  tear. 

No  harm,  while  thou,  my  God,  art  near. 

Saviour,  where'er  thy  stops  I  sec, 
"Dauntless,  nntiretl,  I  follow  tlu-o  ; 
O  let  ihy  hands.uvi'ort  me  still, 
And  lead  me  to  thy  holy  hill. 


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51 


C.  M. 


AS  o'er  the  past  my  memory  strays, 
Whv  heaves  the  secret  si£h  ? 
Ti-s  that  l"  mourn  departed  days, 
Slill  unprepared  to  die. 

Tho  world  and  worldly  thiuijs  beloved, 
My  anxious  thoughts  employed ; 

And"  time  unhallowed,  unimproved, 
Presents  a  fearful  void. 

Yet.  holy  Father,  wild  despair 
Chase  from  my  laboring  l)rcast, 

Thy  grace  it  is  which  prompts  the  prayer, 
That  grace  can  do  the  rest. 

My  life's  brief  remnant  all  be  thine  ; 

And  when  thy  sure  decree 
Bids  me  this  fleeting  breath  resign, 

O  speed  my  soul  to  thee. 


57 


L.  M, 


MY  God,  permit  me  not  to  be 
A  stranger  to  myself  and  thee; 
Amidst  a  tliou.sand  thoughts  I  rove, 
Forgetful  of  my  highest  love. 

Why  .should  my  passions  mix  with  earth, 
And  thus  debase  my  heavenly  blrtb  ? 
Why  should  I  clcaVe  to  things  below, 
A  nd  all  my  purest  joys  forego  ? 

Call  me  away  from  flesh  and  sense ; 
Thy  grace,  O  Lord,  can  draw  me  thence; 
I  would  obey  the  voice  divine, 
Aud  all  inferior  joys  resign. 


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L.  M. 


L.  M. 


WHEN  I  survc  V  the  wondrous  cross. 
On  which  the  Prince  of  Glory  died, 
My  rieliest  gain  I  eoint  bnt  loss. 
And  pour  contein]>t  on  all  my  pride. 

Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast. 

Save  in  the  cross  of  Christ  my  God  ; 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 

I  sacrifice  them  to  thy  blood. 

See  !  from  hi=  bead,  his  hands,  his  feet, 
Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  ; 

Did  e'er  suu-h  love  and  sorrow  meet  ? 
Or  thorns  compose  a  Saviour's  crown  ? 

Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine. 
That  were  a  tribute  far  too  small ; 

Love  so  ama/.inir,  so  divine, 
De:^iands  my  life,  my  soul,  my  alL 


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C.  M. 


riOUE.  Holy  Spirit.  Heavenly  Dove, 
J     With  all  thy  quickening  powers  ; 
Kindle,  a  flnme  of  sacred      <  \ 
lu  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 

See  how  we  grovel  here  belo>v. 
Fond  of  tiicse  earthly  toys  : 

Our  souls,  how  heavily  they  go, 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

In  vain  we  tune  our  lifdess  songs, 

In  yain  we  strive  to  rise  : 
Hosannns  languish  on  our  tongues, 

And  our  devotion  dies. 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  ihy  quickening  powers ; 

Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love. 
And  that  sliall  Idudle  ours. 


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L.  M. 


OTHOU,  to  whose  all-searching  sleht  "I7ATHER  of  all,  whose  love  profound 

The  dtokness  shinetli  ■[>;  theliglrt,  f    Aran-om  for  our  souls  hath  found, 

Search,  prove  my  oeart ;  ir,  1  loks  to  thee.  Before  thy  throne  we  siun-rs  hei:d  ; 

O  burst  its  bomls,  aud  set  it  free.-  To  us  th>  pardoning  love  extend. 


Warh  out  its  stains,  remove  its  dross, 
Bind  my  affee'Jons  to  the  cross  ; 
Hallow  each  th"Uglit,  let  all  within 
Be  clean,  as  thou,  u^y  Lord,  art  clean. 


Almiffhty  Son,  incarnate  Word, 
Our  Prophet,  Priest,  Redeen-.cr,  Lord, 
Bi-fure  lliy  throne  w.i  siuncs  bend  ; 
To  us  thy  saving  grace  extend. 


HYMNS 


43 


Eternal  Spirit,  by  whose  breath 
The  soul  IS  raised  from  sin  and  death, 
Before  thy  throne  we  tinners  bend; 
To  us  tliy  quiclveuiug  power  extend. 

Jehovah !  Fathc-,  Spirit,  Son, 
Mysterious  Godhead,  Three  in  One  ! 
Before  thy  throne  we  sinners  bend  ; 
Grace,  pardon,  life  to  us  extend. 


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L.  fli. 


JESUS  shall  reign,  where'er  the  sun 
Does  hi^  successive  journeys  run  ; 
His  kingdom  spread  from  sliore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  slt^ll  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

To  him  shall  endless  pray'r  be  nride. 
And  praises  tlirong  to  crown  his  head  ; 
His  Name  lilie  sweet  (>erfume  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  saeritice. 

People  and  realms,  of  every  tongue, 
Dwell  on  his  love  with  sweetest  song, 
Arid  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  earlj'  blessin.iis  on  bis  name. 

Blessings  abound  where'er  he  reigns; 
The  pris'ner  leaps  to  burst  his  chains. 
The  weary  titid  eternal  rest. 
And  all  tiie  sous  ol'  want  are  blest. 

Lot  every  creature  rise,  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  our  King; 
Angels  descend  wiih  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  Amen. 


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L.  M. 


FROM  all  that  dwell  below  the  skies, 
Let  i]m  Cnators's  praise  ari.-e ; 
Jehoviili's  Glorious  Name  he  sung 
Thro'  every  land,  by  every  tongue. 

Eternal  are  thy  mercies,  Lord, 
And  truth  eternal  is  thy  Word:  ■ 
Thvpiaisc  shall  sound  from  shore  to  shore 
Till  suns  shall  rise  and  set  no  more. 


In  vain  v?ith  lavish  kindness 
The  gifts  of  God  are  si  row  n  ; 

The  heathen  in  his  blindness 
Bows  down  to  wood  and  stone. 

Shall  we,  whose  souls  are  lighted 

With  wisdom  from  on  high  ; 
Shall  we  to  men   heniglited 

The  lamp  of  life  deny? 
Salvati:-n,  oh,  salvation, 

The  joyful  sound  proclaim, 
Till  each  remotest  nation 

Has  learnt  Messiah's  Name. 

Waft,  waft,  ye  winds,  his  story, 

And  you.  ye  waters,   roll, 
Till  like  a  sea  ol  glory, 

It  spreads  from  jiole  to  pole  : 
Till  o'er  our  ransom'd  nature, 

The  Larnl)  for  sinners  slain, 
Redeemer,  King,  C'reatur, 

In  bliss  returns  to  reign. 


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C.  M. 


HEAR  what  the  voice  from  heaven    de- 
clares 
To  those  in  Christ  who  die  : 
Releas'd  from  all  their  earthly  cares, 
They'll  reign  with  him  on   high. 

Then  why  lament  departed  friends, 

Or  shake  at  death's  alarms  ? 
Death's  hut  the  servant  Jesus  sends 

To  call  us  to  his  arms. 

If  sin  be  pardon'd.  we're  secure, 

Death  hath  no  sting  beside  ; 
The  law  gave  sin  its  strength  and  power  ; 

But  Christ,  our  ransom,  died. 

The  graves  of  all  his  saints  he  bless'd. 

When  in  the  grave  he  lay  ; 
And,  rising  thence,  their  hopes  he  raised 

To  everlasting  day. 


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126 


C.  M. 


II.  6. 


FROM  Greenland's  icy  mountains, 
From  India's  coral  strand. 
Where  Afric's  sunny  fountains 
Roll  dowii  their  golden  sand  ; 
From  many  an  ancient  river, 
Fron)  many  a  palmy  plam. 
They  call  us  to  deliver 
Their  land  fr>m  error's  chain. 

What  though  the  spicy  breezes 
Blow  soft  o'er  Ceylon's  Isle  ; 

ThouL'h  every  prospect  pleases, 
And  only  man  is  vile  ; 


HOW  short  the  race  our  friend  has  run, 
Cut  down  in  all  /its  bloom  : 
The  course  but  yesterday  begun 
Now  finish'd  in  the  tomb. 

Thou  joyous  youth,  hence  learn  how  soon 
Thy  years  may  end  tlieir  (light : 

Long,  long  before  lile's  brilliant  noon 
May  come  death's  gloomy  night. 

To  serve  thy  God  no  longer  wait. 

To-day  bis  voice  regard  ; 
To-morrow  mercy's    pen  gate 

May 'be  forever  barr'd. 


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II  y  u  N  s 


And  thus  the  Lord  reveals  his  grace, 
Thv  y<^ti  ill  fill  love  to  gain  : 

The  soil!  tliai  early  seeks  my  lace, 
Shall  ir-vlT  seek  in  vain. 


1-29 


III.   1. 


HASTEN,  sinner,  to  be  wi^e  ; 
Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun  ; 
Wisdom,  if  you  j'till  des|)i>e, 
Harder  is  it  10  be  won. 

Hastsn.  nnercy  to  implore  ; 

Stay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun  ; 
Lest  ihy  season  should  be  o'er. 

Ere  this  evening's  stage  be  run. 

Hasten,  sinner,  to  return  ; 

Slay  not  for  the  morrow's  sun  ; 
Lest  thy  lamp  should  eease  to  burn. 

Ere  salvation's  work  is  done, 

Hasten,  sinner,  to  be  blest  ; 

Slay  not  for  the  morrows  sun  ; 
Lest  perdition  thee  arrest. 

Ere  the  morrow  is  begun. 


By  war  without,  and  fear  within, 
I  come  to  ihee  lor  rest. 

Be  thnu  my  shield  and  hidinp-place  ; 

Tl'.at.  she'ter'd  near  thy  side, 
I  may  my  fieree  anuser  tare. 
And  tell  him,  ■•Thou  hast  died.' 

0>'  !  wondrous  love,  lb  bleed  and  die. 

To  lie»r  the  cross  and  Khaine, 
Tiiat  iTUlliy  sinners,  such  as  I. 

M'  '111  I. lead  ihv  firaL:ous  Name. 


lil 


L.  M. 


0 


131 


S.  M. 


,  II !  that  my  load  of  sin  were  gone, 
/    Oh  !  that  I  could  at  la>t  submit 
At  Jesus'  feet  to  lay  it  downy. 
To  lay  my  soul  at  Jesus'  I'eet ! 

Rest  for  my  soul  I  longr  to  find  ; 

Saviour  of  all,  if  jtiine  thou  art, 
Give  me  thy  meok  and  lowly  mind, 

And  stamp  thine  image  on  my  heart. 

Break  off  the  yoke  of  inbred  sin, 
And  hilly  set  my  spirit  (Vce  ; 

I  cannot  rest,  till  pure  within. 
Till  I  am  wholly  iQst  in  theie. 


THE  Spirit  in  our  hearts  Paj„  would  I  learn  of  thee,  my  God  ; 

Is  whispering,  sinner.  Come  ;  jijy  |jghi  and  easy  burden  prove, 

The  Bride,  the  Church  of  Christ,  proclaims  rj.^^^  i-ross,  all  slain'd  with  hallow'd  blood, 
To  all  his  children.  Come.  f  he  labor  ot  thy  dying  love. 


Let  him  that  heareth  say 

To  all  about  him.  Come  ; 
Let  him  that  thirsts  for  righteousness 

To  Christ,  the  fountain,  come. 

Yes.  whosoever  will, 

Oh  !  let  him  freely  come. 
And  freely  drink  the  stream  of  life  ; 

'Tis  Jesus  bids  him  come. 

Lo.  JesHs,  who  invites, 
Declares,  I  quickly  come, 

Lord  !  even  so;  I  wail  thy  hour; 
Jesus,  my  Saviour,  come. 


I  would,  but  thou  must  give  the  power, 
My  heart  from  every  siw  release; 

Bring  near,  bring  near  the , joyful  hour, 
And  fill  me  with  ihy  perfect  peace. 


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III.  2. 


183 


C.  M. 


APPROACH,  my  soul,  the  mercy-seat, 
Where  Jesus  answers  prayer  ; 
Thure  hiimUly  fall  before  his  feet, 
For  none  can  perish  there. 

Thy  promise  is  my  only  plea 

Willi  this  I  venture  nigli  ; 
ThtHi  callcsi  hurden'd  souls  to  thee, 

And  such.  O  Lord,  am  I. 

Bow'd  down  beneath  n  load  of  sin, 
By  Satan  sorely  press'd, 


ROCK  of  Ages,  cleA  for  me, 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee  ; 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood, 
From  thy  side,  a  healing  tlood. 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure. 
Save  from  wrath,  and  make  me  pure. 

Should  my  tears  for  ever  How, 
Should  my  zeal  no  languor  know, 
This  lor  sin  could  not  atone, 
Thou  must  save,  and  thou  alone; 
In  my  hand  no  price  I  bring. 
Simply  to  thy  cross  I  cling. 

While  I  draw  this  fl»etinj  breath. 
When  mine  eyelids  dost   in  death, 
When  I  rise  to  worlds  iinkiDwn, 
And  behold  thee  on  thy  throne, 
Ro.-k  of  .'.ges,  cleft  for  me. 
Let  me  hide  myself  in  thee. 


IT  Y  i^r  N  s 


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iii.i. 


JESUS.  Saviour  of  my  soul, 
Let  me  to  ihy  bosoiii  tly, 
While  the  waves  of  trouble  roil, 

While  the  tempest  still  is  high  ! 
Hide  nie,  0  niy  Saviour,  hide, 
Till  the  storm  of  life  is  past ; 
Safe  into  the  haven  guide; 
0  receive  Hiy  soul  at  last. 

Other  refuge  have  I  none. 

Hangs  my  helpless  soul  on  thee 
Leave,  ah,  leave  me  not  alone, 

Still  support  and  comfort  irie  ! 
All  my  l^ll^t  on  theo  is  stay'd, 

All  iny  hope  from  thee  I  brii.g; 
Cover  njy  dofenceli'ss  head 

With  the  shadow  of  thy  wing. 


145 


RISE,  my  soul,  and  stretch  thy  wings 
Thy  l)ctler  portion  trace; 
Rise  from  transitory  things. 

Towards  heaven,  ihy  destined  place: 
Sun.  and  n)0on.  ami  stars  decay. 

Time  shall  soon  tins  earth  remove  ; 
Rise,  my  ^oul.  and  haste  away 
To  seats  prepared  above. 

Cease,  my  soul,  0  cease  to  mourn. 

Press  onward  to  the  prize  ; 
Soon  thy  iSaviour  will  return, 

To  take  thee  to  the  skies  : 
There  is  everlasting  peace. 

Rest,  enduring  rest  in  ht;aven  ; 
There,  will  sorrow  ever  cease, 

And  crowns  of  joy  be  given. 


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C.  MT. 


WHEN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
To  mansions  in  the  sicies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 

Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  fiery  darts  be  hurl'd. 
Then  lean  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 

And  face  a  itowning  world. 

Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

Let  slorms  o(  sorrow  fall ; 
So  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 

My  God,  my  heaven,  my  all: 

There,  anchor'd  safe,  my  weary  soul 

Shall  find  eternal  rest; 
Nor  storms  shall  beat,  nor  billows  roll 

Across  my  peaceful  breast. 


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III.  3. 


LORD,  with  plowinsr  heart  I'd  praise  thee 
For  the  bliss  thy  love  bestows  ; 
For  the  pard'ning  grace  that  saves  me, 

And  the  peace  that  from  it  flows; 
Help,  0  God.  my  weak  endeavor  ; 

This  dull  soul  to  rapiure  rai.<e : 
Thou  must  light  the  flame  or  never 
Can  my  love  be  warmed  to  praise. 

Praise,  my  noul.  the  God  that  sought  thee, 

Wretched  wanderer,  far  astray; 
Found  thee  lost,  and  kindly  bronchi  thea 

From  the  paths  of  death  awny  ; 
Pruise,  wilh  love's  devoutest  leeling. 

Him  who  saw  thy  guili-born  lear. 
And,  ihe  light  of  hope  revealing. 

Bade  the  blood  stained  cross  appear. 

Lord,  this  bosom's  ardent  feeling 

Vainly  would  my  lips  express.: 
Low  before  thy  footstool  kneeling, 

Deign  thy  suppliant's  prayer  to  bless: 
Let  thy  grace,  «)y  soul's  chief  treasure, 

Love's  pure  flame  within  me  raise; 
And,  since  words  can  never  mea.>ure, 

Let  my  life  show  forth  thy  praise. 


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L..  Tn. 


BEFORE  Jehovah's  awful  throne, 
Ye  nations,  bow  with  sacred  joy  ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone; 
He  can  create,  and  he  destroy. 

His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 
Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men  ; 

And  when  like  wand'ring  sheep  we  strayed 
He  brought  us  to  his  fold  again. 

We  are  his  people,  we  his  care, 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame  ; 

"What  lasting  honours  shall  we  rear. 
Almighty  Maker,  to  ihy  Name  ? 

We'll  crowd  thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 
High  as  the  heaven  our  voices  raise  ; 

And  earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  iill  thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

Wide  as  the  world  is  thy  command, 

Vast  as  eternity  thy  love  ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  thy  truth  must  stand, 

When  rolling  years  shall  cep.se  to  mova. 


C.  M. 


156 

FATHER,  whate'er  cf  earthly  bliss  ) 
Thy  sovereign  will  denies. 
Accepted  at  thy  throne,  let  this, 
My  humble  prayer, arise: 


46  HYMNS. 

Give  me  a  calm  and  thankful  heart,  AnH,  fast,  as  my  minutes  roll  on. 

From  every  nuinnur  free  ;  Tfaiy  bring  me  but  nearer  to  ihec. 

The  bles-Hi?s  of  thy  grace  imparl, 

And  make  iiie  live  to  thee  :  A  sovereign  protector  I  have. 

Unseen,  yel  forever  at  hand 
Let  the  sweet  hope  thai  thou  art  mine         Unoiianiseably  laiihiul  to  save, 

My  life  and  de.ith  attend  ;  Almighty  to  rule  and  command. 

Thy  presence thronph  my  journey  shine, 

And  crown  my  journey's  end.  Ilis  smiles  and  his  comlorts  aboniul. 

His  irrace,  as  the  dew,  shall  descend  5 
And  walls  of  seU'ation  surround       ' 
_      Tff  The  soul  he  dclig^hts  to  defend. 

SAVIOUR,  when  night  involves  the  skies,  1  '^'^ 
My  soul,  adoring,  turns  to  thee  ;  111  III.  3. 

Thee,  self-abased  in  mortal  guise, 

And  wrapt  in  shades  of  death  lor  me.     f^  I'lDE  me,  O  thou  great  .Jehovah, 

VT     Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land, 
On  thee  my  waking  raptures  dwell,  1  am  weak,  but  thou  art  mighty  ; 

When  crimson  fleams  the  east  adorn.  Hold   me  with  thy  powerful  hand. 

Thee,  victor  of  the  grave  and  hell, 

Thee,  source  of  lile's  eternal  morn.  Open  now  the  crystal  fountains 

Whence  the  living  waters  How; 
When  noon  her  throne  in  light  arrays.         Let  the  fM?ry,  cloudy  pillar, 

To  thee  my  soul  triiimpliant  springs  ;  Lead  me  all  my  journey  through. 

Thee,  throned  in  glory's  endlesss  blaze.) 

Thee,  Lord  of  lords,  and  King  of  kings.  Peed  me  with  the  heavenly  manna 

In  this  barren   wilderness  ; 
O'er  earth,  when  shades  of  evening  steal.  Be  my  sword,  and  shield,  and  banner  ; 

To  death  and  thee  my  thonghis  Igive  ;         Be  the  Lord  my  righteousness. 
To  death,  whose  power  I  must  soon  teel, 

To  thee,  with  whom  I  trust  to  live,  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 


Bid  my  anxious  liears  subside  : 
•Death  ol  death,  and  hell's  destruction, 
Land  me  safe  011  Canaan's  side. 


167      .... .. 

Now  the  shades  of  night  are  gone  ;  1  '^Q 

r<ow  the  morning  light  is  come  ;  lit/                   S.  IW. 
Lord,  may  we  be  thine  today; 

Drive  the  shades  ol  sin  away.  A    CHAROE  to  keep  T  have, 

J\.     A  Gi)<\  to  glorify  ; 

Fillour  souls  with  heavenly  light-,  A  never-dying  ^olll  10  save 

Banish  doubt  and  clear  our  sight ;  And  lit  11  for  the  sky: 
In  thy  service,  Lord,  today, 

May  we  labor,  watch,  and  pray.  From  youth  to  hoary  age. 

My  calling  to  Uillil  : 

Keep  our  haughty  passions  bound  ;  O  may  It  all  my  powers  engage 

Save  us  from  our  Iocs  around  ;  To  do  my  Master's  will. 
Goinij  out  and  coining  in. 

Keep  us  safe  from  every  sin.,  Arm  me  with  jealous  care. 

As  in  thy  sight  to  live. 

When  our  work  of  lile  is  past,  And,  oh  I  ihy  servant.  Lord,  prepare 

O  receive  us  then  at  la^t  ;  A  strict  account  to  give. 
Night  and  sin  will  be  no  more. 

When  we  reach  the  heavenly  shore.  Help  jne  to  watch  and  pray. 


And  on  thyself  rely  ; 
Assured  if  I  my  trust  betray, 
I  shall  forever  die. 


173       IV.  2. 

I NSPIRER  and  hearer  of  prayer',  i  QO  ' 

Thou  shepherd  and  guardian  of  thine,   JLOvy  C«  IH. 

Myall  to  thy  covenant  care. 

1,  sleeping  or  waking,  resign.  A  WAKE,  my  soul,  stretch  every  nerve, 

xV     And  press  with  vigor  on  ; 
If  thou  an  my  shield  and  my  sun,  A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  ze.al, 

The  night  is  no  darkness  to  me  ;  And  an  immortal  crown. 


H  Y  M  N  S  .  47 

A  clotid  of  witnesses  around  0  Lord,  on  thee  onr  hopes  we  stay, 
Hold  iht'o  inViill  ^iurvey  ;  To  lead  us  on  lo  ihiiie  abode  ; 

Forget  the  step*  already  trod,  Assured  thy  love  will  far  o'er  pay 
And  onward  urge  thy  way.  The  hardest  labours  of  the  road. 

'Tis  God's  all-animating  voice  H  O  O 

That  calls  thee  from  on  high,  1  OO  C     1^1 

'Tis  his  own  hand  presents  the  prize 

To  thine  uplifted. eye.  -r-nrAir         .i      j  j  /•  n     r 

•^  '  L^ii- Vv  are  thy  days  and  full  of  woe, 

Then  wake,  mv  soul,  stretch  evcrv  nerve.  i^,„  P  '"^"  ""^  '^,^"'^'\  ''°''" ; ,, 

And  pres.;  with  vi^^or  on  ;  '  '  ^''5^  ^'o""'  '^  ^•^'  t''"  =  ''  ^T,  '^'°''  "»' 

A  .  I  ,  _„  ',  1    ^ , .,  I    ,1,.,        I  -l-o  dust  thou  sha  t  return. 

A  heavenly  race  demands  thy  zeal. 

And  an  immortal  crown.  i'..i,„ii.u  ii  <•  .i 

behold  the  emblem  of  thy  state 

In  flowers  that  bloom  and  die  ; 

10  /f  Or  in  the  shadow's  (leeling  form 

Ott  C   'SI,  That  mocks  the  gazers  eye. 

Tl/ HILElhee  Iseek.  protectinpr  Power,  Determined  are  the  days  that  (ly 
W        Be  my  vain  wishes  stilled  :  Successive  o'er  thy  head  ; 

And  may  this  consecrated   hour  The  number'd  hour  is  on  the  wing, 
With  Ijetter  hopes  be  filled.  That  lays  thee  with  the  dead. 

Thy  love  the  power  of  thought  bestowed,  Great  God,  afflict  not  in  thy  wrath, 
Totliee  my  thoughts  would  soar  :  The  short  allotted  span 

Thy  mercy  ci'er  my  lile  has  flowed,  That  bounds  the  few  and  weary  days 

That  mercy  1  adore.  Of  oilgrimage  to  man. 

In  each  event  of  life,  how  clear  r^  /^\r\ 

Thy  ruling  hand  I  see  ;  t^Ut/ 

Each  blessing  to  my  soul  more  dear. 

Because  conferred  by  thee.  rn    rtir  „-#  ii,     \\r       .     .u         i 

•'  'I'^UU  art  the  Way.  to  thee  alone 

T„               ■       ,1    ,                          ,  -I-      From  sin  and  death  we  flee ; 

In  every  joy  that  crnwus  mv  days,  t„iu        i             i  ,    ,     ^-     i             < 

.   .                           Tl                         ^  And  he  who  would    he  Father  seek, 

In  every  pain  I  bear.  vi..  .  .      i    u-       i       l    i       i              ' 

ML       .     I    II  ,■    1   1   I     1  .  ■  must  Seek  him.  Lord,  by  thee, 

y  heart  shall  liiid  delight  in  praise,  ,     ^  i     v 

Or  seek  relief  in  prayer.  ti,^„„„.  .u,  t-   .u    .u  i     i   .^u 

'      ■'  1  hou  art  the  Truth   thy  word  alotri 

\i7u         I   J                               .•            ,  ,  True  wisdom  can   impart: 

When  gladness  wings  my  (ayored  hour,  Thou  only  canst  .n.or:n  ihe  mind 

Thy  love  my  thoughts  shall  hll ;  ^ud  purify  the  hear.. 

Kesigned,  when  siorms  of  sorrow  lower,  • 

My  soul  shall  meet  ihy  will.  tk^„  „,.  .i,     t   .■    .u  i-       .       i_ 

•"  •'  1  hou  art  the  Lile.  the  rending  tomb 

»f     ir.    1               -.1       .       .  Proclaims  thv  ci.iu|ucriiiij  arm.       ''! 

Mv  lifted  eye.  without  a  tear,  .„  i  ,i,„      .  .u    "      .  .u        .       .       .i 

Fp,          ,,'    ■         .            I    11          1  -And  those  who  put  their    rust  in  thee 

The  gathering  storm  sha     see  xi„„   i      ,i           i    n     i    n  i      .. 

X,      ,       1,-    .  I        .     .    11  1                  i-  i>or  death  nor  hell  shall  harm. 

My  sleaillast  heart  shall  know  no  fear, 

That  heart  will  rest  on  thee.  t,,„^,  ^^^  j,^^  ^y^^,  ^^^-  ^^,^,j^   j,^^  ^ife 

Grant  us  thn  vwiy  lo  know. 
That  tru  h  f^  keep,  that  life  to  win, 
•Whose  joys  eternal   Itow, 


C.  M. 


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At;       ,         ..  .  .1  ■  GLORIA  IN  EXCELSIS. 

S,  when  the  weary  traveller  gains 
The  height  of  some  commanding  hillP^^^J  \^'^  ^"'' ,""  '''*■''''  ?i"'  ""  ^"'■"','  P'^*'=*- 
H.         .  •.•     1      .1.        1  VJ  good  will  towiirds  men.     ^^  c  inaise  thee,  we 

IS  heart  revives,  U  o  er  the  plains  ^Icss  thee,  we  worship  thee,  we  ck.rify  thee!  we 

lie  sees  his  home,  though  distant  still  j  give  thanks  to  thee  tor  thy  great  gN.ry,  U  LnrdQod, 

heavenly  King,  God  the  Father  Aliiiiglity. 
So,  when  the  Christian  pilgrim  views  ^  Lord,  the  only-begotten  Son,  ,108113  Christ;  O 

Bv  faith  his  minsion  in  ilie  Vkies  ^°'''*  '^^"'''  '^''"'*>  '^^  ^"<''  *=""  "''  "'•*  '■'ather,  that 

i3y  la  tn  nis  minsiou  in  the  vkies,  jj^j.^.^^  ^^^^..^y  j,,^.  ^j^g  „,  j,,^  „.„,.,,,  ^^^^  ,„ 

Ihe  sight  his  fainting  slrenjith  renews,  onus.    Thouihattakestawuy  the  sins  of  the  world, 

And  wings  his  speed  to  reach  the  prize.  h.ive  mercy  upon  ns     Thou  that  tiikcst  away  the 

sins  of  the  world,  receive  our  pmyer.    Thou  that 

The  hope  of  heaven  his  spirit  cheers ;  s'l"^**'  *»■  ^^e  right  hand  or  tiod  tSe  FaOier,  have 

»T                L         ■            .•                              .  mercy  upon  us. 

No  more  he  grieves   toi  sorrows  past ;  por  thou  onlv  art  holy;  thoi.  only  art  the  Lord; 

Nor  any  lulure  conflict  lears,  thou  only,  0  Gliri.-it,  with  the  II. .ly  Uiiust,  art  most 

So  he  may  safe  arrive  at  last,  high  in  the  glory  of  Goa  the  Father.    Amen. 


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